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Markus Bell

Dr. Markus Bell is a cultural anthropologist and a research fellow at La Trobe University. His new book, Outsiders: Memories of Migration to and from North Korea is available in paperback now. Find him on Twitter.

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Scales of inequality: How socio-economic factors amplify obesity in South Korea

The poorest and least educated are showing huge jumps in obesity rates, worsened by COVID lockdowns

Markus BellJune 19, 2023

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South Korea’s demographic crisis could be Yoon Suk-yeol’s biggest challenge

Super-low birth rate poised to reduce workforce and undermine national defense without major policy changes

Euy Suk Kwon | Markus BellJune 7, 2022

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