Eyewitness to early reform in Myanmar / Trevor Wilson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wilson, Trevor, author.

Series:

Asian studies series monograph.

Asian studies series monograph ; 7

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Democratization--Burma.

Democratization.

Burma--Politics and government--1988-.

Burma.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (178 pages) : illustrations, map.

Place of Publication:

ANU Press 2016

Acton, ACT : ANU E Press, [2016]

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

By 2000, a ruthless military regime had ruled Myanmar for more than a decade, polarising opinion inside and outside Burma/Myanmar — with Western countries locked into non-UN sanctions and Asian countries and the rest of the world locked into unenthusiastic cooperation with Myanmar. While the United Nations and its agencies faced numerous obstacles as they sought to encourage national reconciliation in Myanmar, conditions in Myanmar were slowly starting to change. With a reform faction in charge, the military regime itself after 1999 slowly began experimenting with modest changes, before committing in 2008 to transfer power via a constitutional referendum and national elections, both of which it effectively controlled. This book provides the first eyewitness account of the early reform experiments.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

CC BY-NC-ND

Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Print version:

ISBN:

9781925022995 (eBook)

1925022994 (eBook)

OCLC:

967616938

Publisher Number:

https://doi.org/10.26530/OAPEN_607553