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    Jangmadang (lit. 'market grounds'; Korean: 장마당; Hanja: 場마당) are North Korean local markets, farmers' markets, black markets and bazaars. Since the North...
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    public. The most recent campaign was titled Jangmadang, referring to the Korean word for "market" (Jangmadang) that is used in North Korea to refer to a...
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    relies on small-scale jangmadang markets. In 2009, the government attempted to stem the expanding free market by banning jangmadang and the use of foreign...
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    poverty line in 2020. North Korea portal Media coverage of North Korea Jangmadang Economy of North Korea#Crisis and famine "There are no reliable statistics...
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    Rogues, black market in post WWII Europe Illicit trade Informal economy Jangmadang, black and grey markets in post-famine North Korea Koutouki The Misfit...
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  • popular among North Korean youth who would obtain it illegally at the jangmadang (markets). Joo-won, Chung (June 11, 2014). "Love triangle kicks off in...
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    convenience stores supplying goods at prices cheaper than those in the jangmadang markets. Hwanggumbol Shops are specifically designed to control North...
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    Korean won (currency) Agriculture in North Korea North Korean famine Jangmadang Mining in North Korea Rason Special Economic Zone Economy of South Korea...
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    the government is finding it difficult to secure the loyalty of the "jangmadang" (marketplace) generation and promoting the idolization of Kim Jong Un...
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    which the government has tolerated. These markets are referred to as 'Jangmadang', and were formed as a result of the economic collapse during the 1990s...
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