Kim Tal-hyon explained

Hangul:김달현
Hanja:金達鉉
Rr:Gim Dalhyeon
Mr:Kim Tarhyŏn
Context:north

Kim Tal-hyon (; 1941–2000) was a North Korean politician who was vice premier of the economy.[1] As a technocrat, he is known for his work on the Tumen River project. The project was a limited experiment in free market reform, but was ultimately quashed by North Korean dictator Kim Jong-il.[2]

In July 1992, Vice Premier Kim Tal-hyon, widely known as the North's highest economic policymaker and a "technocrat," made an extensive tour of industrial plants in South Korea with a view toward economic cooperation in the near future. He proposed pilot joint venture projects in the Nampo light industrial complex of North Korea.[3]

References

  1. News: Watanabe, Teresa . Culture : Lionizing the 'Great Leader' : North Korea's Kim Il Sung enjoys a personality cult without peer. . . June 2, 1992 .
  2. News: Robert . Marquand . How Kim Jong Il controls a nation . . January 4, 2007 . 2007-01-04 .
  3. Book: Rhee . Kang Suk . Korea's Unification: The Applicability of the German Experience . 1993 . University of California Press . 12 (p371).