김정은 집권 이후 개정 법령을 통해 본 ‘우리식경제관리방법’

Abstract

The purpose of this article is to analyze the amendments of the core laws of the economy in the laws enacted and revised in 2012∼2015 in the “Code of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (Additional edition)”. In this way, I will grasp the main contents of “Economic Management System in Our Style” in the Kim Jong Un era, extract its characteristics, and briefly summarize the performance, limitations and ripple effects of this measures. It is clear that “Economic Management System in Our Style,” taken through the Code, has considerable elements in common with the economic reform of socialist countries. For example, there is a reduction in the number of indicators that a enterprise has to achieve mandatory, a reduction in the role of the central government in national economic operations, and a expansion of autonomy, incentives and self-responsibility of enterprises. However, North Korea has other characteristics that distinguish it from other socialist countries. The reduction and abolishment of the directive planning for enterprises is not the intention of the central government but the post - recognition and acceptance of the reality that the planning economy is broken down. This measure is considered to have progressed much more than the trial reform measures of the 2003∼2004 Prime Minister Park Bong-Joo, not to mention the 7·1 measures in 2002 in terms of level, depth and range of reform. However, there is no guarantee that changes in laws or official systems will immediately lead to changes in the way the economy operates in reality. In addition, there is a limit to the contents of institutional restructuring, which does not deal with issues such as ownership, quasi-taxes, and privileged economy.