I. Executive summary. Modernization and democracy
-- Human rights, refugees, and independent media
-- Economic development, participation, and market reform
-- Findings and suggestions
II. North Korea’s current challenges. Politics. The Worker’s Party of Korea
-- "Military-first" politics and the rise of the National Defense Commission
-- The health of Kim Jong Il, leadership succession, and promotion of family in the leadership structure
-- Military. The Korean People’s Army and the military-society relationship
-- The nuclear issue
-- Economy. The North Korean economy and its current situation
-- July 2002 economic adjustment measures
-- Domestic economy, "speed battles," and currency revaluation
-- Foreign trade and investment, the Kaesong Industrial Complex, and Kumgang Mountain Tourism
-- Society. Difficult economic situation
-- Human rights conditions
-- Media
III. The international community’s engagement with North Korea. Modernization and democracy. Changes in North Korea : a critical view
-- Advancing democracy through modernization
-- Promoting political liberalization in North Korea : the case of Burma
-- North Korean human rights, refugees, and media. Human rights organizations
-- Refugees
-- Independent media
-- Economic development, participation, and market reform
-- IV. Conclusion : North Korea’s road to modernization.
-- Human rights, refugees, and independent media
-- Economic development, participation, and market reform
-- Findings and suggestions
II. North Korea’s current challenges. Politics. The Worker’s Party of Korea
-- "Military-first" politics and the rise of the National Defense Commission
-- The health of Kim Jong Il, leadership succession, and promotion of family in the leadership structure
-- Military. The Korean People’s Army and the military-society relationship
-- The nuclear issue
-- Economy. The North Korean economy and its current situation
-- July 2002 economic adjustment measures
-- Domestic economy, "speed battles," and currency revaluation
-- Foreign trade and investment, the Kaesong Industrial Complex, and Kumgang Mountain Tourism
-- Society. Difficult economic situation
-- Human rights conditions
-- Media
III. The international community’s engagement with North Korea. Modernization and democracy. Changes in North Korea : a critical view
-- Advancing democracy through modernization
-- Promoting political liberalization in North Korea : the case of Burma
-- North Korean human rights, refugees, and media. Human rights organizations
-- Refugees
-- Independent media
-- Economic development, participation, and market reform
-- IV. Conclusion : North Korea’s road to modernization.