Ruling Myanmar : : From Cyclone Nargis to National Elections /

Ruling Myanmar : : From Cyclone Nargis to National Elections / / ed. by Nick Cheesman, Monique Skidmore, Trevor Wilson.

November 2010 sees the first elections in Myanmar/Burma since 1990, to be held as the culmination of the military regime’s 'Road Map for Democracy' The conditions under which the elections are being held are far from favourable, although the laws and procedures under which they will be con...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Asian Studies Backlist (2000-2014) eBook Package
MitwirkendeR:
Allan, David,
Camroux, David,
Cheesman, Nick,
Clapp, Priscilla,
Egreteau, Renaud,
Ferguson, Jane M.,
Htay, Sein,
Hudson-Rodd, Nancy,
Nyo, Khin Maung,
Okamoto, Ikuko,
Sabandar, William,
Skidmore, Monique,
South, Ashley,
Turnell, Sean,
Vicary, Alison,
Wilson, Trevor,
Win, Khin Zaw,
HerausgeberIn:
Cheesman, Nick,
Skidmore, Monique,
Wilson, Trevor,
Place / Publishing House:Singapore : : ISEAS Publishing, , [2010]
©2010
Year of Publication:2010
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (372 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • CONTENTS
  • LIST OF TABLES
  • LIST OF FIGURES
  • BACKGROUND ON ANU 2009 MYANMAR/BURMA UPDATE CONFERENCE
  • ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
  • CONTRIBUTORS AND EDITORS
  • NOTE ON TERMINOLOGY AND GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES
  • Map of Myanmar
  • Part I. Overview
  • 1. Perspectives on a Transitional Situation
  • Part II. Political Legitimacy, Governance and Justice
  • 2. 2010 and the Unfinished Task of Nation-building
  • 3. Burma’s Political Transition: Implications for U.S. Policy
  • 4. Sovereignty in the Shan State: A Case Study of the United Wa State Army
  • 5. Governance and Legitimacy in Karen State
  • 6. The Incongruous Return of Habeas Corpus to Myanmar
  • Part III. Economic Development, the Rural Economy and Labour Rights
  • 7. Myanmar’s Response to the 2008 Global Financial Crisis
  • 8. Recapitalizing Burma’s Rural Credit System
  • 9. Farmers, Land and Military Rule in Burma
  • 10. The Movement of Rural Labour: A Case Study Based on Rakhine State
  • Part IV. The Role of International Cooperation and Governance
  • 11. Cyclone Nargis and ASEAN: A Window for More Meaningful Development Cooperation in Myanmar
  • 12. The Relief and Reconstruction Programme Following Cyclone Nargis: A Review of SPDC Policy
  • 13. Positive Engagement in Myanmar: Some Current Examples and Thoughts for the Future
  • 14. Normative Europe meets the Burmese Garrison State: Processes, Policies, Blockages and Future Possibilities
  • 15. The Use of Normative Processes in Achieving Behaviour Change by the Regime in Myanmar
  • LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS
  • INDEX

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