Myanmar's Transition : Openings, Obstacles and Opportunities

With the world watching closely, Myanmar began a process of political, administrative and institutional transition from 30 January 2011. After convening the parliament, elected in November 2010, the former military regime transferred power to a new government headed by former Prime Minister (and ret...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Cheesman, Nick
Otros Autores: Wilson, Trevor, Skidmore, Monique
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Singapore : Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, 2012.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Politics and government
International relief.
Economic history.
Secours international > Birmanie > Congres.
International relief > Burma > Congresses.
Burma.
Birmanie > Conditions economiques > 21e siecle > Congres.
Burma > Politics and government > 1988- > Congresses.
Burma > Economic conditions > 21st century > Congresses.
Conference papers and proceedings.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Table of Contents; PART I: OVERVIEW; 1. INTERPRETING THE TRANSITION IN MYANMAR by Monique Skidmore and Trevor Wilson; PART II: INTRODUCTION; 2. WHITE ELEPHANTS AND BLACK SWANS: Thoughts on Myanmar's Recent History and Possible Futures by Thant Myint-U; PART III: POLITICAL UPDATE; 3. MYANMAR'S POLITICAL LANDSCAPE FOLLOWING THE 2010 ELECTIONS: Starting with a Glass Nine-Tenths Empty? by Richard Horsey; 4. CEASING CEASEFIRE?Kachin Politics Beyond the Stalemates by Nicholas Farrelly; 5. PERCEPTIONS OF THE STATE AND CITIZENSHIP IN LIGHT OF THE 2010 MYANMAR ELECTIONS by Marie Lall and Hla Hla Win.
  • 6. THE BURMESE JADE TRAIL: Transnational Networks, China, and the (Relative) Impact of International Sanctions on Myanmar's Gems by Renaud EgreteauPART IV: ECONOMIC UPDATE; 7. TAKING STOCK OF MYANMAR'S ECONOMY IN 2011 by Khin Maung Nyo; 8. REFORM AND ITS LIMITS IN MYANMAR'S FISCAL STATE by Sean Turnell; 9. DEVISING A NEW AGRICULTURAL STRATEGY TO ENHANCE MYANMAR'S RURAL ECONOMY by Tin Htut Oo; PART V: THE ROLE OF THE MEDIA; 10. ROLE OF THE MEDIA IN MYANMAR: Can It Be a Watchdog for Corruption? by Nwe Nwe Aye.
  • 11. THE EMERGENCE OF MYANMAR WEEKLY NEWS JOURNALS AND THEIR DEVELOPMENT IN RECENT YEARS by Pe MyintPART VI: THE RULE OF LAW; 12. CRITICAL ISSUES FOR THE RULE OF LAW IN MYANMAR by Kyaw Min San; 13. MYANMAR'S COURTS AND THE SOUNDS MONEY MAKES by Nick Cheesman; 14. THE "NEW" SUPREME COURT AND CONSTITUTIONAL TRIBUNAL: Marginal Improvement or More of the Same? by Myint Zan; PART VII: THE CONTINUED IMPORTANCE OF INTERNATIONAL ASSISTANCE; 15. RETHINKING INTERNATIONAL ASSISTANCE TO MYANMAR IN A TIME OF TRANSITION by Morten B. Pedersen.
  • 16. EU-MYANMAR RELATIONS IN A CHANGING WORLD: Time for Paradigm Shift by Thaung Tun17. PROSPECTS FOR A POLICY OF ENGAGEMENT WITH MYANMAR: A Multilateral Development Bank Perspective by Adam Simpson; 18. CONTEXT SENSITIVITY BY DEVELOPMENT INGOs IN MYANMAR by Anthony Ware; List of Abbreviations; Index.

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