Cheesman, Nick,

Debating democratization in Myanmar (Myanmar update series). [electronic resource] / Cheesman, Nick. - [S.l.] : ISEAS - Yusof Ishak Institute, 2014. - 396 p.

Debating democratization in Myanmar (Myanmar update series) -- Contents -- List of Tables; List of Figures -- List of Illustrations -- Acknowledgements -- Contributors and Editors -- I: Foreword -- 1. Myanmar: Reforms Gathering Momentum -- II: Introduction -- 2. Debating Democratization in Myanmar -- 3. Myanmar's Democratic Opening: The Process and Prospect of Reformn -- III: Encouraging Signs -- 4. Myanmar's Parliament: From Scorn to Significance -- 5. Village Networks, Land Law, and Myanmar's Democratization -- 6. From Exile to Elections -- 7. Sidelined or Reinventing Themselves?: Exiled Activists in Myanmar's Political Reforms -- 8. Understanding Recent Labour Protests in Myanmar -- IV: Anticipating Reforms -- 9. Myanmar Economic Update: Macro-economy, Fiscal Reform, and Development Options -- 10. The Glass Has Water: A Stock-take of Myanmar's Economic Reforms: Exchange Rate, Financial System, Investment, and Sectoral Policies -- 11. Police Reform in Myanmar: Changes'In Essence and Appearance' -- 12. Electoral System Choice in Myanmar's Democratization Debate -- V: Enduring Concerns -- 13. The Continuing Political Salience of the Military in Post-SPDC Myanmar -- 14. State Terrorism and International Compliance: The Kachin Armed Struggle for Political Self-Determination -- 15. Engendering Development in Myanmar: Women's Struggle for San, Si, Sa -- VI: Conclusion -- 16. Democratization, Violence and Myanmar -- List of Abbreviations -- Index

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Political Science.
Political Ideologies.
Government.