Myanmar
Subtitle: The State, Community and the Environment
Contributors: Monique Skidmore (Editor)
Publisher: Asia Pacific Pr; Asia Pacific Press; Australian National University E Press
Published: January 30, 2008
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 301
ISBN-13: 9780731538119
Subjects: Asia - India & South Asia; Public Policy - Environmental Policy; History; History: World
Description: Myanmar seems no closer to a political resolution even as economic, minority, developmental and environmental situations continue to worsen. Myanmar: the state, community and the environment explains how and why the government and opposition groups have missed opportunities to find a way out of this political impasse. New insights are provided on aspects of Myanmars economic development, focusing on the vital rice-marketing sector and attempts to expand industrial zones. For the first time, Myanmars environmental issues are examined comprehensively, with an assessment of the serious problems of environmental governance documented using in-depth case studies that provide evidence of a serious neglect of environmental protection and sustainability.