The Economic Transition in Myanmar After 1988: Market Economy Versus State Control (Kyoto Cseas Series on Asian Studies)

Fumiharu Meino

ISBN 10: 9971694611 / ISBN 13: 9789971694616

Edité par NUS Press, 2009

By analyzing economic policy and performance across the economic spectrum, this book presents a picture of economic development in Myanmar between 1988 and the early 2000s. It synthesizes both macro and micro level data to overcome some of the limitations of national statistics, and shows how the government attempted to deal with two key issues. Num Pages: 340 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FMB; 3JJPR; 3JMC; KCM; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 484. . 2009. 1 New. Paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland. N° de réf. du vendeur V9789971694616

Synopsis :

For many years Myanmar operated an inward-looking economic system built on import substitution. Ultimately this policy failed, leaving behind inefficient state economic enterprises and widespread poverty. Political unrest in 1988 led a newly installed military government to liberalize the economy, opening it to foreign investment and private participation in trade. This move towards a market economy was in line with world-wide trends, but political instability forced the country to follow a course different from neighboring countries. By analyzing economic policies and performance across the economic spectrum, this book presents an overall picture of economic development in Myanmar between 1988 and the early 2000s. The authors synthesize both macro and micro level data to overcome some of the limitations of unreliable national statistics, and show how the government attempted to deal with two key issues it faced. The first was how to reform the inefficient socialistic economic system in conformity with a market economy, and the second was how to develop the agricultural and underdeveloped economy to alleviate mass poverty.

À propos de l?auteur: Koichi FUJITA is Professor at the Division of Economic and Political Dynamics, Center for Southeast Asian Studies, Kyoto University, Japan. Fumiharu MIENO is an Associate Professor at Kobe University, Japan. Ikuko OKAMOTO is an Associate Senior Research Fellow with the Area Studies Center of the Institute of Developing Economies (IDE-JETRO) in Japan.

Détails bibliographiques

Titre : The Economic Transition in Myanmar After ...
Éditeur : NUS Press
Date d'édition : 2009
Reliure : Couverture souple
Etat : New