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She was sanguine because the real North Korean economy, as described by recent defectors, now centres on markets - called jangmadang - that are increasingly fuelled by income from mountainside allotments and kitchen gardens, like Mrs. Choi's. h4 class="regseriflbl large"More related to this story
The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed CHRISTIAN OLIVER 2011
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The source added, "In a situation where selling on the jangmadang is a prerequisite to earning a living, you can only suffer losses if you are chosen to work on construction sites."
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"" I think the government tries to look the other way when it comes to jangmadang because that's the only place people can buy food and goods. ''
Breaking The Ice 2008
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Jiro Ishimaru, a freelance Japanese journalist, has documented something once only rumored to exist in North Korea: jangmadang, or black markets.
Breaking The Ice 2008
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The jangmadang suddenly ground to a halt for weeks in December, 2009, when he attempted a bold currency reform, lopping two zeros off each banknote.
The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed CHRISTIAN OLIVER 2011
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Kim responded to the famine by launching some limited economic reforms, including the "jangmadang" or private markets for food and daily necessities that the state-run economy could no longer adequately provide.
News 2011
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Kim responded to the famine by launching some limited economic reforms, including the "jangmadang" or private markets for food and daily necessities that the state-run economy could no longer adequately provide.
News 2011
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"It is a good thing the jangmadang are open," the source told Daily NK, citing price rises caused by crackdowns.
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"It is just a matter of time before the jangmadang (markets) return to the pre-currency revaluation state."
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Another source reported that in the jangmadang practical trading had ceased, although rice was still on sale from traders dealing in the product from home.
One Free Korea 2009
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