Myanmar's Transition: Openings, Obstacles and Opportunities

Myanmar's Transition: Openings, Obstacles and Opportunities

Nick Cheesman ; Monique Skidmore ; Trevor Wilson

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ISBN: 9789814414166

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With the world watching closely, Myanmar began a process of political, administrative and institutional transition from 30 January 2011. After convening the parliament, elected in November 2010, the former military regime transferred power to a new government headed by former Prime Minister (and retired general), U Thein Sein. With parliamentary processes restored in Myanmars new capital of Naypyitaw, Thein Seins government announced a wide-ranging reform agenda, and began releasing political prisoners and easing press censorship. Pivotal meetings between Thein Sein and Aung San Suu Kyi led to amendment of the Election Law and the National League for Democracy contesting by-elections in April 2012. The 2011 Myanmar/Burma update conference considered the openings offered by these political changes and media reforms and the potential opportunities for international assistance. Obstacles covered include impediments to the rule of law, the continuation of human rights abuses, the impunity of the Army, and the failure to end ethnic insurgency.

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Preliminary pages
PART I: OVERVIEW
1. Interpreting the Transition in Myanmar
PART II: INTRODUCTION
2. White Elephants and Black Swans: Thoughts on Myanmars Recent History and Possible Futures
PART III: POLITICAL UPDATE
3. Myanmars Political Landscape Following the 2010 Elections: Starting with a Glass Nine-Tenths Empty?
4. Ceasing Ceasefire? Kachin Politics Beyond the Stalemates
5. Perceptions of the State and Citizenship in Light of the 2010 Myanmar Elections
6. The Burmese Jade Trail: Transnational Networks, China and the (Relative) Impact of International Sanctions on Myanmars Gems
PART IV: ECONOMIC UPDATE
7. Taking Stock of Myanmars Economy in 2011
8. Reform and Its Limits in Myanmars Fiscal State
9. Devising a New Agricultural Strategy to Enhance Myanmar's Rural Economy
PART V: THE ROLE OF THE MEDIA
10. The Role of the Media in Myanmar: Can It Be a Watchdog for Corruption?
11. The Emergence of Myanmar Weekly News Journals and Their Development in Recent Years
PART VI: THE RULE OF LAW
12. Critical Issues for the Rule of Law in Myanmar
13. Myanmars Courts and the Sounds Money Makes
14. The "New" Supreme Court and Constitutional Tribunal: Marginal Improvement for Judicial Independence or More of the Same?
PART VII: THE CONTINUED IMPORTANCE OF INTERNATIONAL ASSISTANCE
15. Rethinking International Assistance to Myanmar in a Time of Transition
16. European Union-Myanmar Relations in a Changing World: Time for Paradigm Shift
17. Prospects for a Policy of Engagement with Myanmar: A Multilateral Development Bank Perspective
18. Context Sensitivity by Development INGOs in Myanmar
List of Abbreviations
Index

Subjects:Government General

Number of Pages: 374

Imprint:

Institute of Southeast Asian Studies

Publication Date: 41253

Format: HB


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