Publication Type
Report
Publication Date
10-2014
Abstract
Since its independence from British rule in 1948, Myanmar has struggled with multiple obstacles, including a series of violent internal ethnic and sectarian conflicts, isolationist fiscal policies instituted by an increasingly distrustful military government and international sanctions and condemnation following government crackdowns in 1988 and 2007. In spite of all these setbacks, President Thein Sein’s decision in 2011 to liberalise the country’s political and economic systems has created a new wave of optimism for what was once commonly regarded as a failed state.
Keywords
Myanmar, Politics, Culture, Development
Discipline
Asian Studies | Growth and Development | Political Science
Publication
Published
First Page
1
Last Page
18
Publisher
Institute for Societal Leadership
City or Country
Singapore
Embargo Period
1-25-2017
Citation
Institute for Societal Leadership and ELLINGTON, John W..
The Yangon Report: National Landscape, Current Challenges and Opportunities for Growth. (2014). Published. 1-18.
Available at: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/isl_research/6
Copyright Owner and License
Singapore Management University
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 International License.
Additional URL
http://isl.smu.edu.sg/CIL