The economy of Burma/Myanmar on the eve of the 2010 elections / Lex Rieffel.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Rieffel, Alexis, 1941-

Contributor:

United States Institute of Peace

Series:

Special report (United States Institute of Peace) ; 241.

Special report ; 241

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Elections--Burma.

Elections.

Burma--Politics and government--1988-.

Burma.

Burma--Economic conditions--21st century.

Economic history.

Politics and government.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (15 pages).

Place of Publication:

Washington, DC : U.S. Institute of Peace, [2010]

Summary:

This report examines the economy of Burma at a crucial moment in Southeast Asia's most troubled country. A low intensity conflict based on ethnic and religious differences has simmered since independence in 1948. The country's military rulers have been waging an existential struggle with a democratic movement led by Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi since they repudiated her party's election victory in 1990. Before the end of 2010, an election will be held that is more about transferring power to a new generation of military officers than making a transition to civilian rule. To focus attention on the economic dimension of peacebuilding in Burma, this report draws on the discussion at a daylong workshop sponsored by USIP's Center for Sustainable Economies. The workshop brought together experts on key aspects of Burma's economy and employees from Congress and U.S. government departments and agencies directly concerned with U.S. relations with Burma. The workshop sessions focused on macroeconomic policy, the extractive sectors, agriculture, the private sector, trade and investment, and the narcotics economy.

Contents:

Burma's politics

Burma's economy

Recommendations for the international community.

Notes:

Title from title screen (viewed on June 7, 2010).

"May 2010."

Includes bibliographical references (page 15).

Other Format:

Print version: Rieffel, Alexis, 1941- Economy of Burma/Myanmar on the eve of the 2010 elections

OCLC:

638970668