Table of Contents
Acknowledgments --- ix
Preface --- 1
Abbreviations --- 3
1. Background
1.1 Introduction --- 5
1.2 Terra incognita --- 10
1.3 Reliability of data --- 17
1.4 Historical setting --- 22
1.5 Colonialism and rise of socialism --- 26
1.6 Political formation --- 29
1.7 Ideological foundation --- 31
2. Social Perspectives
2.1 Social status --- 38
2.2 Family and friends --- 46
2.3 Gender --- 50
2.4 Food and necessities --- 53
2.5 Public health --- 61
2.6 Education --- 68
2.7 Media and mobility --- 74
2.8 National security --- 84
3. Anthropometric Perspectives
3.1 Perception --- 91
3.2 Concept --- 93
3.3 Sources --- 101
3.4 Evidence --- 108
4. Economic Perspectives
4.1 Structure --- 115
4.2 Central planning --- 121
4.3 Classical sectors --- 131
4.4 Performance --- 136
4.5 Questionable activities --- 141
4.6 Structural deficits --- 145
4.7 Marketization --- 151
5. conclusion
5.1 Summary --- 157
5.2 Outlook --- 159
Notes --- 163
Bibliography --- 165
Index --- 171