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Why was North Korea initially richer than South Korea?? and when and how did the tables turn?

After the Korean War, North Korea was initially wealthier than South Korea, largely because it inherited more of Korea's heavy industry and natural resources.

But over the following decades, the economic balance completely reversed.

So what happened? When did the tables turn, and why?

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u/Unusual-Isopod8032 — 5 days ago