Governance and civil society in Myanmar
Subtitle: education, health, and environment
By: Helen James.
Series: RoutledgeCurzon contemporary Southeast Asia series ;; 3
Publisher: RoutledgeCurzon
Published: 2005
Place of publication: London; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 205
Subjects: Civil society -- Burma.; International agencies -- Burma.; Non-governmental organizations -- Burma.; Burma -- Politics and government -- 1988-; Burma -- Economic policy -- 1988-; Burma -- Social policy.
Description: "This book, by focusing on education, health, and environment, and on the institutions which formulate and deliver policy in these fields, shows how the international community can make a significant difference to strengthening Myanmar's/Burma's civil society and to supporting a future democratic form of government, by encouraging institutional developments in these fields. Such developments in turn, the author argues, will re-skill the younger generation, promote economic development and poverty alleviation, and, through a participatory approach to policy-making, nurture the conditions from which democracy will grow."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: In search of well-being; title: State, governance, and civil society; title: Health for all and holistic security; title: Educating for the civil society; title: Environment policy, sustainable development, and poverty alleviation; title: Conclusion: Governance and the new paradigm of development.