| Description |
xxxiii, 346 pages : maps ; 23 cm |
| Contents |
State Peace and Development Council (SPDC) -- Ch. 1. Setting the Stage: The Crisis of 1988 and Its Origins. The Coup of September 18, 1988. The Origins of the People's Revolution. Ne Win -- From Sun King to Cardinal Richelieu? The Inherited Economic Miasma. The Military as Caretakers. The Military as Socialists. International Reactions to a Reclusive State -- Ch. 2. The Social and Political Backdrop to the Crisis: Myanmar's Modern Heritage. Unrealized Potential. Transformational Events and the Military. State and Society in Burma. The Culture of Power. The Power of Culture -- Ch. 3. The Military and the Aftermath of the Coup. Military Perceptions and Roles. National Security Concepts. The Development of Dual Societies: Military and Civilian. Defense Spending. The Role and Rule of Law. Political and Human Rights -- Ch. 4. Mass Mobilization, Civil Society, and Orthodoxy. Mass Mobilization in Burma. Civil Society and Its Destruction. NGOs in Burma/Myanmar -- Ch. 5. Economic Changes: Progress and Regression. The Economic Maelstrom. Patterns of Economic Change. The Future of the Burmese Economy: Problems and Prospects. App. A. Selected Targets of the Five-Year Plan (1996/97-2000/2001) -- App. B. 1999 World Bank Economic and Social Assessment Summary -- Ch. 6. Multiethnicity and the Burmese State -- App. A. Linguistic Groups of Burma/Myanmar -- App. B. Ethnically Related Rebel Groups in Burma, 1983-84 -- App. C. Ethnic Cease-Fires as of July 1998 -- App. D. Forces in Revolt (July 1998) -- Ch. 7. The Politics of Social Issues. Poverty. The Destruction of the Educational System. Health. The Status of Women. Narcotics and the Economy -- Ch. 8. Foreign Affairs: Myanmar as Regional Nexus. The China Factor. The ASEAN Issue. The United States and the Issue of Sanctions. Migration and Refugees -- Ch. 9. Foreign Assistance: Tensions and Needs. The Japanese Assistance Program. The U.S. Economic Aid Program. Multilateral and Other Donors. The Future Role of Donors in Myanmar. App. A. Japanese Aid Projects -- App. B. Japanese Economic Assistance to Burma: Loans, Grants, Reparations -- App. C. U.S. Assistance Program Fiscal Obligations as of August 15, 1967 -- App. D. Summary of Actual and Committed U.S. Assistance to Burma, 1950-66 -- App. E. Official Development Assistance to Myanmar 1989-97 -- App. F. The World Bank, Myanmar: Loans/Credits -- Ch. 10. Conclusion: Burma/Myanmar -- Its Future and the Dilemmas of Foreign Policy. Dilemmas and Current Conditions. Assumptions and Constraints. The Changed International Milieu. Future Prospects. App. I. Economic Reform in Burma: Problems and Priority Needs, 1988. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Subject |
Burma -- Politics and government -- 1988-
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| ISBN |
0878408932 paperback alkaline paper |
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9780878408931 paperback alkaline paper |
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