Debating Democratization in Myanmar /

Debating Democratization in Myanmar / / ed. by Nick Cheesman, Nicholas Farrelly, Trevor Wilson.

Is Myanmar (Burma) democratizing, or is it moving towards a new form of authoritarianism, perhaps one more consonant with other contemporary authoritarian regimes in Asia? Coming at a critical time, and one of growing interest in this Southeast Asian country among researchers and policy-makers, Deba...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Asian Studies Backlist (2000-2014) eBook Package
MitwirkendeR:
Aung, Kyaw Thu,
Aung, Winston Set,
Cheesman, Nick,
Duell, Kerstin,
Egreteau, Renaud,
Engvall, Anders,
Ennis, David,
Erben, Peter,
Kean, Thomas,
Kyi, Ma Khin Mar Mar,
Lahpai, Seng Maw,
Lemargie, Kyle,
Linn, Soe Nandar,
Lwin, Kyaw Soe,
Nu, Than Than,
Pedersen, Morten B.,
Reynolds, Andrew,
Selth, Andrew,
Turnell, Sean,
Wells, Tamas,
Wilson, Trevor,
HerausgeberIn:
Cheesman, Nick,
Farrelly, Nicholas,
Wilson, Trevor,
Place / Publishing House:Singapore : : ISEAS Publishing, , [2014]
©2014
Year of Publication:2014
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (396 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • CONTENTS
  • LIST OF TABLES
  • LIST OF FIGURES
  • LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
  • ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
  • CONTRIBUTORS AND EDITORS
  • Part I. Foreword
  • 1. Myanmar: Reforms Gathering Momentum
  • Part II. Introduction
  • 2. Debating Democratization in Myanmar
  • 3. Myanmar's Democratic Opening: The Process and Prospect of Reform
  • Part III. Encouraging Signs
  • 4. Myanmar's Parliament: From Scorn to Significance
  • 5. Village Networks, Land Law, and Myanmar's Democratization
  • 6. From Exile to Elections
  • 7. Sidelined or Reinventing Themselves? Exiled Activists in Myanmar's Political Reforms
  • 8. Understanding Recent Labour Protests in Myanmar
  • Part IV. Anticipating Reforms
  • 9. Myanmar Economic Update: Macro-Economy, Fiscal Reform, and Development Options
  • 10. The Glass has Water: A Stock-Take of Myanmar's Economic Reforms: Exchange Rate, Financial System, Investment, and Sectoral Policies
  • 11. Police Reform in Myanmar: Changes "in Essence and Appearance"
  • 12. Electoral system Choice in Myanmar's Democratization Debate
  • Part V. Enduring Concerns
  • 13. The Continuing Political Salience of the Military in Post-SPDC Myanmar
  • 14. State Terrorism and International Compliance: The Kachin Armed Struggle for Political Self-Determination
  • 15. Engendering Development in Myanmar: Women's Struggle for San, Si, Sa
  • Part VI. Conclusion
  • 16. Democratization, Violence, and Myanmar
  • List of Abbreviations
  • Index

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