Public Distribution System (North Korea)

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	rationing system
gptkbp:administeredBy	gptkb:North_Korean_government
gptkbp:alternativeTo	private markets (jangmadang)
gptkbp:country	gptkb:North_Korea
gptkbp:criticizedFor	gptkb:inequality corruption insufficient rations
gptkbp:currency	gptkb:North_Korean_won
gptkbp:distributionCenter	distribution offices state-run shops
gptkbp:established	1957
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Public Distribution System (North Korea)
gptkbp:impact	malnutrition chronic food shortages dependence on state
gptkbp:legalStatus	officially mandated
gptkbp:mainIngredient	gptkb:treaty state farms cooperative farms
gptkbp:notableEvent	collapse during 1990s famine
gptkbp:oversees	gptkb:Cabinet_of_North_Korea Ministry of Food Administration
gptkbp:pays	sometimes free subsidized prices
gptkbp:policy	gptkb:Juche_ideology gptkb:Songun_policy
gptkbp:product	gptkb:clothing gptkb:oil gptkb:rice gptkb:gasoline maize cereal grains
gptkbp:prohibits	farmers excluded rural residents excluded
gptkbp:purpose	distribution of food and goods
gptkbp:rationingFrequency	monthly weekly
gptkbp:rationingMethod	household registration workplace allocation
gptkbp:rationingUnit	per household per person
gptkbp:reformed	partial marketization since 2000s
gptkbp:relatedEvent	gptkb:Arduous_March
gptkbp:status	partially operational frequently disrupted
gptkbp:targetAudience	state employees urban residents factory workers
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Arduous_March_(famine,_1990s)
gptkbp:bfsLayer	8