The Case for Kaesong: Fostering Korean Peace through Economic Ties

Publication Year
2019
Publisher
International Crisis Group
Abstract

The Kaesong Industrial Complex, closed since 2016, was the most successful joint economic venture undertaken by North and South Korea. Reopening the manufacturing zone, with improvements to efficiency and worker protections, could help broker wider cooperation and sustain peace talks on the peninsula.

Publication Topic
Economic Development
Country
Publication Type
Policy Report