The Juche idea clarifies that economy must be developed in a diversified and integral manner in order to implement the principle of economic self-sufficiency.
Chairman Kim Jong Il said.
“If an independent national economy is to be built, the economy must be developed in a diversified and integral manner.”
Unlike the capitalist economy which is geared to make money, the socialist independent economy aims to meet the demands of the country and the people. So an independent economy should naturally be developed in such a diversified and integral manner to produce in an independent manner the heavy and light industrial goods and agricultural products making the country rich and powerful and improving the people’s living standard. Suc
In order to build an independent economy which is developed in a diversified and integral manner, it is necessary to follow the line of giving preference to the development of heavy industry and developing light industry and agriculture simultaneously.
Heavy industry whose backbone is machine-building industry is the pillar of an independent national economy. Heavy industry developed in such a way can guarantee economic and technical independence and accelerate the development of light industry and agriculture and the national economy as a whole on the basis of modern technology. Only when light industry and agriculture are developed simultaneously along with heavy industry, is it possible to ensure systematic improvement of the people’s living standard and boost the development of heavy industry itself. In particular, solving the food problem on one’s own through successful farming is of tremendous significance in providing the people with stabilized living conditions and an independent life.
