Routledge handbook of contemporary Myanmar /

After decades of mismanagement and direct military rule, Myanmar's contested transition to a more democratic government has rapidly shifted the outlook in this significant southeast Asian nation. Since 2011, the removal of Western sanctions and new foreign investments have resulted in high rate...

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Other Authors: Simpson, Adam (Adam John) (Editor), Farrelly, Nicholas, 1982- (Editor), Holliday, Ian (Editor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London ; New York : Routledge, [2018]
Series:Routledge handbooks.
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Table of Contents:
  • Explaining Myanmar in flux and transition / Nicholas Farrelly, Ian Holliday and Adam Simpson
  • The state / Maitrii Aung-Thwin
  • The defence services / Andrew Selth
  • Democracy / John H. Badgley and Ian Holliday
  • Ethnicity and identity / Violet Cho
  • The capital / Nicholas Farrelly
  • Urban / Jayde Lin Roberts
  • Rural / Ardeth Maung Thawnghmung
  • Borderlands / Patrick Meehan and Mandy Sadan
  • Cyber-spaces / Gerard McCarthy
  • Anomalous spaces / Nicholas Farrelly
  • Languages / David Bradley
  • Religion / Charles Carstens
  • Arts / Charlotte Galloway
  • Public discourse / Tom Kean
  • Diasporas / Inga Gruss
  • Youth / Jacqueline Menager
  • Political economy / Lee Jones
  • Agriculture / Ikuko Okamoto
  • Banking and finance / Thomas Förch
  • FDI and trade / Jared Bissinger
  • Executive / Ian Holliday and Su Mon Thazin Aung
  • Legislature / Renaud Egreteau and Cindy Joelene
  • Judiciary / Melissa Crouch
  • Civil society / Christina Fink and Adam Simpson
  • Education / Marie Lall
  • Health / Céline Coderey
  • World / David Steinberg
  • Regional / Jurgen Haacke
  • Neighbourhood / Renaud Egreteau and Li Chenyang
  • International non-governmental organisations and advocacy / John Dale and Samantha Samuel-Nakka
  • International law and inter-governmental organisations / Tyler Giannini and Matthew Bugher
  • International assistance / Ian Holliday and Zaw Htet
  • Peace and reconciliation / Kim Jollife
  • Democratisation and human rights / Morten Pederson
  • Gender / Khin Mar Mar Kyi
  • Nation building / Matthew Walton
  • Class and inequality / Elliott Prasse-Freeman and Phyo Win Latt
  • Environment and natural resources / Adam Simpson
  • Myanmar futures / Adam Simpson, Ian Holliday and Nicholas Farrelly.