Cover -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Map -- Ch 1 Introduction -- The Political Economy of North Korea, 1990-2010: A Brief Introduction -- Using Refugee Surveys: Sample Characteristics and Caveats -- Ch 2 Perils of Refugee Life -- Who Are the Refugees? A Demographic Profile --...

Results from a survey of more than 1,300 North Korean refugees in China provide insight into changing economic conditions in North Korea. There is modest evidence of slightly more positive assessments among those who exited the country following the initiation of reforms in 2002. Education...