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Abstract/Sommario: Nel fascicolo monografico dedicato al Myanmar figurano i seguenti articoli: Burma vs Myanmar: What's in a Name / Lowell Dittmer; Ethnicity, Conflict, and History in Burma: The Myths of Panglong / Matthew J. Walton; Burma and ASEAN: Estranged Bed-fellows / Stephen McCarthy; India's Ambitions in Burma: More Frustration Than Success? / Renaud Egreteau; Burma's Insatiable State / Sean Turnell; Myanmar's Foreign Trade and Its Political Consequences / Jalal Alamgir; The Impact of U.S. Sanc ...; [Leggi tutto...] Nel fascicolo monografico dedicato al Myanmar figurano i seguenti articoli: Burma vs Myanmar: What's in a Name / Lowell Dittmer; Ethnicity, Conflict, and History in Burma: The Myths of Panglong / Matthew J. Walton; Burma and ASEAN: Estranged Bed-fellows / Stephen McCarthy; India's Ambitions in Burma: More Frustration Than Success? / Renaud Egreteau; Burma's Insatiable State / Sean Turnell; Myanmar's Foreign Trade and Its Political Consequences / Jalal Alamgir; The Impact of U.S. Sanctions on the Myanmar Garment Industry; Looking Inside the Burmese Military / Win Min; Voting and Violence in Myanmar: Nation Building for a Transition to Democracy / Ian Holliday

Abstract/Sommario: The bounty presently accruing to Burma from rising exports of natural gas promises to transform the country's finances. Redeeming this promise, however, will require wholesale reform of Burma's fiscal and financial arrangements. Such reforms are unlikely. The article explores the financial potential of Burma's gas exports, the danger that they could yield a 'resources curse', and the extent to which the state's fiscal demands compromise Burma's economic development

Abstract/Sommario: In 1947, General Aung San, the young military who was quickly becoming the hero of Burmese independence movement, met with leaders of the country's various ethnic minorities in the Shan town of Panglong to discuss their status within a soon-to-be independent Burma The effects of that pact can still be seen todays in calls for a return of the spirit of Panglong, but there are conflicting versions of this event and its legacy. In order to grasp the prospects for ethnic unity in Burma, it ...; [Leggi tutto...] In 1947, General Aung San, the young military who was quickly becoming the hero of Burmese independence movement, met with leaders of the country's various ethnic minorities in the Shan town of Panglong to discuss their status within a soon-to-be independent Burma The effects of that pact can still be seen todays in calls for a return of the spirit of Panglong, but there are conflicting versions of this event and its legacy. In order to grasp the prospects for ethnic unity in Burma, it is necessary to deconstruct the various 'Myths' of Panglong

Abstract/Sommario: The article examines the internal dynamics of the Burmese military, focusing on struggles at the top level. It explores the nature of and the reasons for the struggles and assess the implications, especially for the current political impasse and possible changes in the future