Myanmar : politics, economy and society /: politics, economy and society. (2020)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Adam Simpson and Nicholas Farrelly.
• Editors: Simpson, Adam (Adam John); Farrelly, Nicholas, 1982-
• Contents: 1. Interrogating Contemporary Myanmar: The Difficult Transition Adam Simpson and Nicholas Farrelly Part 1: Politics 2. Elections and Political Reform: New Hopes, Old Fears Nicholas Farrelly 3. The Military: Institution and Politics Maung Aung Myoe 4. Law, Lawyers and Legal Institutions Mish Khan & Nick Cheesman 5. Ethnic Politics: Diversity and Agency Amidst Persistent Violence Matthew Walton 6. Democracy and Human Rights: In the Shadow of Myanmar’s National Security State Morten Pedersen 7. Foreign Policy and International Engagement: Strategic Realities, Domestic Priorities Renaud Egreteau Part 2: Economy 8. Political Regimes and Economic Policy: Isolation, Consolidation, Reintegration Michele Ford, Michael Gillan & Htwe Htwe Thein 9. Industrial Policy and Special Economic Zones: Engaging Transformation in a Globalised World Giuseppe Gabusi & Michele Boario 10. Agriculture and the Rural Economy: The Struggle to Transform Rural Livelihoods Duncan Boughton, Ikuko Okamoto, Siu Sue Mark, Tin Htut Oo, Theingi Myint and Ardeth Maung Thawnghmung 11. Natural Resources: Wealth and Conflict Adam Simpson Part 3: Society 12. Art and Heritage: Creating and Preserving Cultural Histories Charlotte Galloway 13. Women's Rights: Change and Continuity Jenny Hedström, Elisabeth Olivius & Valentina Kay Soe 14. Myanmar’s Contested Borderlands: Uneven Development and Ongoing Armed Conflict Busarin Lertchavalitsakul & Patrick Meehan 15. Ethnicity, Culture and Religion: Centralisation, Burmanisation and Social Transformation Violet Cho & David Gilbert 16. Journalism and Free Speech: Freedom and Fear Tom Kean & Mratt Kyaw Thu 17. The Rohingya Crisis: Nationalism and its Discontents Adam Simpson & Nicholas Farrelly
• Edition: 1st
• Publisher Details: London : Routledge
• Publication Date: 2020
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations (black and white)
• Subjects: 959.105; Burma -- Politics and government -- 1988-; Burma -- Politics and government -- 1962-1988; Burma -- Economic conditions -- 1988-; Burma -- Social conditions -- 1988-
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780429656484; 9780429658921; 9780429654046; 9780429024443
• Related ISBNs: 9780367110352; 9780367110444
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Description based on CIP data; resource not viewed.
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