Burma's Road Toward Development: Growth and Ideology Under Military Rule

ISBN-13: 9780367168735 / Angielski / Miękka / 2022 / 256 str.

David I. Steinberg

Opis

This book traces the origins of socialist thought and planning in Burma and shows how socialist ideology has had to be tempered with pragmatism to make economic development possible. It points out the difficulties with political succession brought by the military regime's preoccupation.

Spis treści

Also of Interest -- Preface -- Measurements and Exchange Rates -- Introduction -- The Military Coup of 1962 and Its Antecedents -- The Economics of Political Inversion, 1962–1972 -- The Reassessment of Priorities, 1972 -- The Constitution of 1974 and Bureaucratic Change -- Income and the Social Sector -- Agricultural Potential and Performance -- Economic Performance: Industry and Trade -- The Development Outlook for Burma -- Conclusions: The Burmese Road Toward Development

O autorze

Steinberg, David I.