If you'd like to print out this page, click the Print button above. Alternatively, you may click the printer icon on your browser's toolbar, or choose File>Print from the menu.     Economic Reform in North Korea The First Signs of Life; Will economic reforms in the Hermit Kingdom save Kim Jong Il's regime--or hasten the fall? George Wehrfritz, B. J. Lee, Hideko Takayama. Newsweek International Feb 2, 2004 p28 (1507 words) 1. What are indications of recent economic reforms in North Korea? 2. What conditions prompted these reforms? 3. How is economic reform tied to the crisis over North Korea’s nuclear weapons?