21. Selling North Korea in New Frontiers: Profit and Revolution in Cyberspace
- Author:
- Jane Kim
- Publication Date:
- 04-2012
- Content Type:
- Journal Article
- Journal:
- Joint U.S.-Korea Academic Studies
- Institution:
- Korea Economic Institute of America (KEI)
- Abstract:
- When the Internet became accessible to the international public in the 1990’s, it forever revolutionized the way people exchange information and communication. Demands for connection to the virtual world spurred global economic growth as new firms emerged to supply wanted products and services. And as commercial transactions became possible online, the Internet transformed into a legitimate economy, enticing highly authoritarian regimes such as China and Cuba.
- Topic:
- Authoritarianism, Internet, Economic Growth, Cyberspace, Telecommunications, and Information
- Political Geography:
- Asia and North Korea