Security and sustainable development in Myanmar / Helen James.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

James, Helen, 1947-

Series:

Routledge contemporary Southeast Asia series ; 11.

Routledge contemporary Southeast Asia series ; 11

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Human rights--Burma.

Human rights.

Social rights--Burma.

Social rights.

Internal security--Burma.

Internal security.

Sustainable development--Political aspects--Burma.

Sustainable development.

Civil society--Burma.

Civil society.

Burma--Politics and government--1988-.

Burma.

Burma--Social policy.

Burma--Economic policy--1988-.

Burma--Foreign relations.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (249 p.)

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Helen James considers security in Myanmar/Burma. She uses the ideas put forward in the United Nations Development Programme's 1994 report, of human, as opposed to state and security, going on to argue that freedom from want, and freedom from fear (of the regime) are in fact mutually supportive ideas, and that the security of the people and the security of the state are in fact in a symbiotic relationship with each other. Presenting new and significant information of the security concept of Myanmar/Burma, James' original work considers economic development, health, education, environm

Contents:

Front Cover; Security and Sustainable Development in Myanmar; Copyright Page; Contents; List of plates; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; Map of Myanmar; Prologue; 1.Introduction: holistic and human security - concepts and contexts; 2.The security discourse in Myanmar: regime, state and people; 3.The seven horsemen of the apocalypse: strategies for effective poverty alleviation amongst the peoples of the poppy cultures; 4.Myanmar's external relations in regional context: security enhancement; 5.Myanmar and the West: sanctions, engagement and security

6.Civil society and the political ecology of sustainable development: empowerment, opportunity and participation7.Conclusion: towards a more civil society?; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [177]-220) and index.

CC BY-NC-ND

ISBN:

9786610566914

9781280566912

1280566914

9780203001981

0203001982

OCLC:

77113321

Publisher Number:

https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203001981