Burma's Road Toward Development: Growth and Ideology Under Military Rule
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Aung Gyi
Author_David I. Steinberg
authoritarian governance
BCP
BSPP
Burma Proper
Burma's natural resources
Burmese Economy
Burmese Growth
Burmese History
Capita GNP
Capital GDP
Caretaker Period
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economic flexibility
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Federal Republic Of Germany
Foreign Donor Support
Gdp Growth Rate
Highyielding Varieties
Kyaw Nyein
Lower Burma
military government
Military Junta
military regime
military regime analysis
minority relations Burma
Ne Win
Paddy Acreage
People's Councils
policy constraints development
political succession challenges Myanmar
Pyithu Hluttaw
Sagaing Division
Shan State
Short Term Economic Policies
socialist economic policy
Southeast Asian politics
Union Of Burma
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- ISBN 9780367018863
- Weight: 630g
- Dimensions: 152 x 218mm
- Publication Date: 28 Apr 2020
- Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Hardback
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A liberalization of economic policies has inspired considerable economic growth and encouraged the development of Burma's natural resources, but, according to David Steinberg, the current military government is akin to previous civilian governments in its commitment to socialism as a vehicle for development. The economic flexibility demonstrated by the government has not been matched by political liberalization, and as a result, economic growth remains a captive of administrative and policy constraints. Steinberg traces the origins and acceptance of socialist thought and planning in Burma and shows how socialist ideology has had to be tempered with pragmatism in order to make economic development possible. Looking to Burma's future, he also points out two central problems facing the country: strained minority relations, which have kept the nation from developing a sense of unity, and difficulties with political succession brought on by the military regime's preoccupation with perpetuating its own leadership.
