Myanmar: The Dynamics of an Evolving Polity
David I. Steinberg, editor | | ISBN: 978-1-62637-181-1 $78.50 |
| 2014/374 pages/LC: 2016303811 |
DESCRIPTION
What issues will Myanmar need to address as it moves beyond the immediate complexities of a transition from an authoritarian state to a more pluralistic polity? How will the new government navigate the challenges—some new, some old—of increasing public participation, persistent coercive forces, economic transformation, ethnic tensions, varying conceptions of the role of law, and more? The authors of this forward-looking volume offer a careful, timely analysis of the kaleidoscopic array of changes occurring in Myanmar and consider the potential long-term impact of those changes for both the country and the region.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
David I. Steinberg is Distinguished Professor of Asian Studies Emeritus at Georgetown University and visiting scholar at the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies. His recent publications include Burma/Myanmar: What Everyone Needs to Know.
CONTENTS
- Contemporary Myanmar: Setting the Stage—D.I. Steinberg.
- THE POLITICAL REALM.
- Myanmar's Coercive Apparatus: The Long Road to Reform—A. Selth.
- The Persistence of Military Domination—D.I. Steinberg.
- Re-emerging Patterns of Parliamentary Politics—R. Egreteau.
- Conceptions of Justice vs. the Rule of Law—E. Prasse-Freeman.
- Buddhism, Politics, and Political Change—M. Walton.
- Ethnic Politics in a Time of Change—M. Smith.
- Governance and Political Legitimacy in the Peace Process—A. South.
- ISSUES OF SOCIOECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
- Planning for Social and Economic Development—L. Rieffel.
- Macroeconomic Reform vs. Microeconomic Reality—M. Thuzar and T.M.M. Than.
- Re-envisioning Land Tenure and Land Use—C. Fink.
- MYANMAR'S INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS.
- China, Myanmar, and Their Neighbors—Y. Sun.
- US-Myanmar Relations: Developments, Challenges, and Implications—J. Haacke.
- CONCLUSION.
- The Road Toward Change and Development—D.I. Steinberg.
"Excellent.... A well-written, comprehensive, and thoughtful analysis of the political and economic changes underway in Myanmar."—Priscilla Clapp, former US Chief of Mission in Myanmar