Acknowledgments
Myanmar or Burma?
Introduction: Prospects for a Democratic Burma
PART I: Political Considerations
Chapter 1: The Evolution and Salience of Burma's National Political Culture
Chapter 2: Political Values and Political Conflict in Burma
Chapter 3: On Time Warps and Warped Time: Lessons from Burma's "Democratic Era"
Chapter 4: From Isolation to Relevance: Policy Considerations
PART II: The Military
Chapter 5: The Armed Forces and Military Rule in Burma
Chapter 6: Burma's Role in Regional Security--Pawn or Pivot?
Chapter 7: Ethnicity and Civil War in Burma: Where is the Rationality?
PART III: Economic Considerations
Chapter 8: Development Prospects for Burma: Cycles and Trends
Chapter 9: Drugs and Economic Growth: Ethnicity and Exports
Chapter 10: Burma: The Booming Drug Trade
Chapter 11: The New Burma Road (Paved by Polytechnologies?)
Chapter 12: Foreign Direct Investment in Burma: Trends, Determinants, and Prospects
PART IV: Health and Education
Chapter 13: The State's Role in Education in Burma: An Overview
Chapter 14: Health in Burma: An Interpretive Review
PART V: Looking Forward
Chapter 15: The Road to Political Recovery: The Salience of Politics in Economics
About the Authors
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