Myanmar: The Dynamics of an Evolving Polity
  • 2014/374 pages

Myanmar:

The Dynamics of an Evolving Polity

David I. Steinberg, editor
Hardcover: $78.50
ISBN: 978-1-62637-181-1
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.
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.