1st Edition
Burma's Road Toward Development Growth And Ideology Under Military Rule
By David I. Steinberg
Copyright 1981
256 Pages
by
Routledge
256 Pages
by
Routledge
256 Pages
by
Routledge
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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.
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
Biography
Steinberg, David I.
