Public Distribution System (North Korea)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Public_Distribution_System_(North_Korea)
GPTKB entity
Statements (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:rationing_system
gptkbp:administeredBy gptkb:North_Korean_government
gptkbp:alternativeTo private markets (jangmadang)
gptkbp:country gptkb:North_Korea
gptkbp:criticizedFor gptkb:corruption
gptkb:inequality
insufficient rations
gptkbp:currency gptkb:North_Korean_won
gptkbp:distributionCenter distribution offices
state-run shops
gptkbp:established 1957
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:maize
gptkb:clothing
gptkb:oil
gptkb:rice
gptkb:gasoline
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 gptkb:factory_workers
state employees
urban residents
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Arduous_March_(famine,_1990s)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Public Distribution System (North Korea)