Everyday Economic Survival in Myanmar
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21st century
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Asia
Asian studies
Author_Ardeth Maung Thawnghmung
Burma
Burmese
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civic engagement
daily life
democracy
democratic values
economic analysis
economics
economy
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ethnography
government
hardship
interviews
jobs
labor
Myanmar
political analysis
political science
political transition
politics
poverty
Southeast Asia
Southeast Asian studies
surveys
wage
work
Product details
- ISBN 9780299320645
- Weight: 227g
- Dimensions: 152 x 229mm
- Publication Date: 13 Sep 2022
- Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Paperback
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Reforms in Myanmar (formerly Burma) have eased restrictions on citizens' political activities. Yet for most Burmese, Ardeth Maung Thawnghmung shows, eking out a living from day to day leaves little time for civic engagement. Citizens have coped with extreme hardship through great resourcefulness. But by making bad situations more tolerable in the short term, these coping strategies may hinder the emergence of the democratic values needed to sustain the country's transition to a more open political environment.
Thawnghmung conducted in-depth interviews and surveys of 372 individuals from all walks of life and across geographical locations in Myanmar between 2008 and 2015. To frame her analysis, she provides context from countries with comparable political and economic situations. Her findings will be welcomed by political scientists and policy analysts, as well by journalists and humanitarian activists looking for substantive, reliable information about everyday life in a country that remains largely in the shadows.
Thawnghmung conducted in-depth interviews and surveys of 372 individuals from all walks of life and across geographical locations in Myanmar between 2008 and 2015. To frame her analysis, she provides context from countries with comparable political and economic situations. Her findings will be welcomed by political scientists and policy analysts, as well by journalists and humanitarian activists looking for substantive, reliable information about everyday life in a country that remains largely in the shadows.
