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Interview: How bribery holds North Korea's market economy together

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A few years ago, two researchers – Dr. Andrew Yeo (Brookings Institution) and Dr. Justin Hastings (University of Sydney) – conducted a series of interviews with North Korean defectors to explore how marketization had changed interpersonal relationships in North Korean society. The vast majority of interviewees alluded to an extensive system of bribery and kickbacks, but virtually none of them expressed any outrage at the “corruption” of the syst…

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The vast majority of interviewees pointed to a widespread system of bribes and kickbacks, but almost none were outraged by the corruption of this system. Paying (and receiving) bribes is simply a part of everyday life!

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DailyNK broke the news on Wednesday, October 7, 2026.
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