Mya Maung

The Burma Road to Poverty

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Produktbeschreibung

Although political upheavals and mass killings in the Socialist Republic of Burma (Myanmar) have received a great deal of international attention, scholars and journalists until now have failed to identify the unique underlying factors that produced this situation and helped to maintain military dictatorship under Ne Win's successors. Mya Maung looks into the deeper sources of Burmese behavior, focusing on the ancient tradition of sacred despotic rule, the undermining of social and cultural life during the British colonial period, and the impact of conflicting cultural realities on a Communist military elite whose attempts to reinstate absolute authority compounded their gross mismanagement of economic development. Maung presents an overview of the contradictions and biases expressed by writers--both foreign and Burmese--who have attempted to understand the Burmese and their country's recent history. He next describes a traditional society in which authoritarian rule existed side by side with a marked degree of social freedom and egalitarianism. Maung discusses the far-reaching impact of colonialism, the transition to independence, the Socialist military takeover, and the progressive repression and economic failures that led ultimately to economic collapse. Maung concludes with an examination of Burma's potential for utilizing its resources effectively and developing a stable economy in the transition to capitalism. Based on field research, hundreds of interviews, and Maung's firsthand knowledge of Burmese culture, this analysis contributes a balanced perspective and new information crucial to our understanding of a society that has been largely closed to outsiders for more than two decades.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Praeger
• Seitenzahl: 362
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. August 1991
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 26mm
• Gewicht: 740g
• ISBN-13: 9780275936136
• ISBN-10: 0275936139
• Artikelnr.: 25564608

Autorenporträt

MYA MAUNG is Professor of Finance in the Boston College School of Management. He is the author of Burma and Pakistan: A Comparative Study in Development as well as articles and monographs on development in Burma and other Asian countries.

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword Preface Introduction Traditional Dual Society and the Polity of
Burma The Colonial Triple Society and Its Polity The Colonial Double Dual
or Triple Economy From British Burma to the Union of Burma From the Union
to the Socialist Republic of Burma The Burma Road to Poverty The Socialist
Republic of the Union of Burma (1974-1988) The Socio-Economic Life in the
Socialist Republic of the Union of Burma The Collapse of the Socialist
Economy and Failed Totalitarianism From the Union of Burma to Myanmar The
Burmese Way to Capitalism and the Future of Burma Bibliography Index