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A debate on convergence and divergence of post-socialist development is no longer relevant. Demonstrated by various paths of development in the former and present state socialist countries, conceptualizing transition from state socialism should move beyond a simple one-way trajectory of transition towards political pluralism, democracy and the market. It needs to encompass the perception of diversity, deviation and regression in the process of system change.
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LP. Kim, Communist Politics in North Korea (New York: Praeger Publishers, 1975), pp. 65–76.
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Kwon, S. (2007). Change and Continuity in North Korea. In: Lane, D. (eds) The Transformation of State Socialism. Studies in Economic Transition. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230591028_14
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