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Kim Jong Il: North Korea's Book Review
Pages:5 (1736 words)
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Subject:Countries
Topic:North Korea
Document Type:Book Review
Document:#90431409
Were it not for the rarity of books on this subject, it is unlikely it would have found a publisher. One can only wish that Breen had a more scrupulous use of words and analysis to make up for what he lacks in facts. His challenging thesis and advocacy of negotiation is thought-provoking, but more evidence and research is required to take it seriously from a policy maker's viewpoint.
One of the reasons Breen's analysis may be lacking is that he is not an academic or a policy analyst. Rather, he is a Seoul-based management consultant, hence his possible sympathy to the prospect of negotiating with North Korea, which has considerable support in the South, for obvious emotional reasons, as the split between the two sides sundered families and loved ones. Breen was once a journalist. This explains his surprisingly colloquial style. He now specializes in advising businesses how to profit from their dealings with the communist state. This is yet another reason why financial dealings with the Jong regime may be less off-putting to him than other policy analysts and may ultimately have biased his judgment (Runkel, 2007).
Works Cited
Breen, Michael. Kim Jong II -- North Korea's Dear Leader. New York: John Wiley, 2003. Updated 2004.
Runkel, Christopher W. "Interview with Michael Breen." Business in Asia. 2007.…
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Works Cited
Breen, Michael. Kim Jong II -- North Korea's Dear Leader. New York: John Wiley, 2003. Updated 2004.
Runkel, Christopher W. "Interview with Michael Breen." Business in Asia. 2007. 5 Jul
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