2006-10-26 11:36:04 · 7 answers · asked by serena h 1 in News & Events ➔ Other - News & Events
Communism
2006-10-26 11:39:52 · answer #1 · answered by usaf.primebeef 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because of government policies. From a casual observation, farmers are the least paid people in a country, but the most important. Add to that they are the least educated. Now add a government which regards starving people as an advantageous commodity. From a dictatorship point of view there are several uses in having starving people.
First they can get foreign aid for free / very cheap and then sell it / unfairly distribute it. North Korea isn't the only country currently doing this.
Secondly it provides them with a ready supply of volunteers for the army. By joining the army a person has guaranteed food and pay. You may also get free / very cheap accommodation / clothes / medical / education for your wife and children.
I heard once that no secret ballet democratically elected government had a famine in the 20th Century, I'm not sure if this is true, but if it is, it shows even a minimal amount of accountability does influence a government.
2006-10-26 19:13:09 · answer #2 · answered by Bad bus driving wolf 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because it's dot com!
Anyway, how "come"? Well, basically, as far as we know (and very little concrete info comes out of NK) the communist dicatorship of Kim Jong-Il is a mess and can't run the country worth a nuclear missile.
What's wild is go check out a LANDSAT pic of that part of the wortld taken at night. Compare South and North Korea--the North is almost pitch black. The South were willing to hook up the North to their electric grid but, get this, despite the humanitarian (and probably a few won/favors) offer, the North's grid is so outdated it won't work even if they did it. The place is freakin' backward.
2006-10-26 18:47:00 · answer #3 · answered by fugutastic 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because they are being forced to participate in a global economy created by "core" or "developed" nations. These core areas use the economic failure of places like North Korea to exploit and take advantage through inequitable trade relationships.
2006-10-26 18:39:43 · answer #4 · answered by J 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because the government there invests money in weapons rather than in the people. That's why charity money sometimes get stolen too.
2006-10-26 18:46:08 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
a NUKES before Food Govt. policy.
2006-10-26 18:46:43 · answer #6 · answered by rjr 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are too many poor people living there!
2006-10-26 18:43:23 · answer #7 · answered by Blim 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋