In North Korea‟s 2011 New Year‟s Joint Editorial， the main theme was again the development of light industry in order to improve the lives of the people， just as last year， and emphasis was placed on Party leadership， self-reliance， and the principles of socialist economic management. Under the slogan， “Let‟s bring about a decisive turn in the improvement of the people‟s standard of living and the building of a great， prosperous and powerful country by accelerating the development of light industry once again this year，” light industry and quality of life improvements were again highlighted as part of the advance toward the 2012 goal of opening the doors to a Strong and Prosperous Country， but this issue was only lightly to