Security and sustainable development in Myanmar
By: Helen James.
Series: Routledge contemporary Southeast Asia series -- 11
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Abingdon, Oxon; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 231
Subjects: Human rights -- Burma; Social rights -- Burma; Internal security -- Burma; Civil society -- Burma; Sustainable development -- Political aspects -- Burma; Burma -- Politics and government -- 1988-; Burma -- Social policy; Burma -- Economic policy -- 1988-; Burma -- Foreign relations
Description: "This book examines security in Myanmar, focusing in particular on Myanmar's response to the international policies which have impacted on its development since 1988. It analyses the nexus between political poverty and economic poverty, arguing that Myanmar's endemic poverty is not merely a collection of unenviable socio-economic indices, but it is also a function of 'political' poverty and of the lack of 'capabilities' for the general population to participate fully in the nation's governance, resources and future. It demonstrates that freedom from want and freedom from fear (of the regime) are intimately related, and that economic insecurity is a product of the political insecurity that arises from a lack of secure property rights, a modern legal system, an independent judiciary and the opportunity for most citizens to participate fully in the political governance of their country."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: Holistic and human security : concepts and contexts; title: The security discourse in Myanmar : regime, state, and people; title: The seven horsemen of the apocalypse : strategies for effective poverty alleviation amongst the peoples of the poppy cultures; title: Myanmar's external relations in regional context : China, Japan, India, Thailand, ASEAN, and BIMST-EC : security enhancement; title: Myanmar and the West : sanctions, engagement, and security; title: Civil society and the political ecology of sustainable development : empowerment, opportunity, and participation; title: Conclusion: Towards a more civil society?