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LuangPrabangisinLaos t1_ja92q3p wrote

Reply to comment by Ok-Welder-4816 in North Korea holds rare meeting on farming amid food shortage by NCGuy257

It's a centralized economy with a black market. Ultimately all communities intermingle, and every village has weekly meetings for self criticism.

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Ok-Welder-4816 t1_jaa678o wrote

Sure, some brave folks are involved in the black market, but not most people.

They still have less interaction overall.

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djokov t1_jac3nzb wrote

Incorrect, most people are involved in some sort of black market trade. The North Korean jangmadang are not like typical black markets and many North Koreans depend on their existence. The NK government on the whole tends to tolerate the markets, though they impose regulations on some goods and restrict who are allowed to work in vendor stalls.

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