By persistently adhering to a planned economy and obsolete ideology, North Korea is trapped in a vicious cycle, suffering from unstable food supplies and low, or sometimes negative, economic growth. Nonetheless, North Korea has shown little interest in reform.
由于死死抱住计划经济和过时的意识形态不放，北朝鲜陷入了恶性循环，不断受到粮食供应不稳定和经济增长低迷、有时甚至是负增长的困扰。尽管如此，北朝鲜却对改革鲜有兴趣。相反却建立了一项威胁地区稳定的核武器计划，加重了自己的经济负担。