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Routledge Handbook of Contemporary Myanmar (Paperback)
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Routledge Handbook of Contemporary Myanmar (Paperback)
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After decades of mismanagement and direct military rule, Myanmar's
contested transition to a more democratic government has rapidly
shifted the outlook in this significant Southeast Asian nation.
Since 2011, the removal of Western sanctions and new foreign
investments have resulted in high rates of economic growth and an
expanding middle class, albeit from a very low base. In a result
unthinkable a few years earlier, former political prisoner and
Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi and her party, the National League
for Democracy (NLD), formed a national government in early 2016.
However, despite significant political and economic reforms since
the liberalisation process commenced, the transition to civilian
rule remains constrained by the military's 2008 Constitution, which
guarantees that it operates unfettered by civilian oversight. As a
result, although some ethnic conflicts have abated, others continue
to fester and new conflicts have erupted. With a daunting task
ahead the NLD government has made some progress in removing the
vestiges of repressive military-era laws but many remain untouched
and some of the practices of the new government provide unwelcome
reminders of its authoritarian history. This timely Handbook
describes the political, economic, and cultural dimensions of this
crucial period of transition in Myanmar. It presents explanations
for contradictory trends, including those that defy some of the
early narratives about the comprehensive transformation of Myanmar.
The Handbook also considers the impact of major environmental,
strategic, and demographic trends which help underscore that
Myanmar's development will be an ongoing task. In addition to
introductory and concluding chapters by the editors, the body of
the Handbook is divided into seven core sections: * Fundamentals *
Spaces * Cultures * Living * Governance * International *
Challenges Written by an international team of scholars, with a mix
of world-leading established academics and talented emerging
researchers, the Handbook provides a rigorous scholarly overview of
Myanmar's politics, economics, and society. As Myanmar opens to
Western businesses and government agencies, this is an invaluable
reference book that will provide a foundation for further research
and offer the first port of call for scholars, students, and policy
makers working on Myanmar and Asia.
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