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Record Nr.

UNINA9910476814103321

Autore

James Helen

Titolo

Security and Sustainable Development in Myanmar / / Helen James

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London : , : Taylor & Francis, , 2006

©2006

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xvi, 231 pages) : illustrations

Collana

Routledge contemporary Southeast Asia series

Disciplina

323

Soggetti

Human rights

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction : holistic and human security : concepts and contexts -- The security discourse in Myanmar : regime, state and people -- The seven horsemen of the apocalypse : strategies for effective poverty alleviation amongst the peoples of the poppy cultures -- Myanmar's external relations in regional context : security enhancement -- Myanmar and the West : sanctions, engagement and security -- Civil society and the political ecology of sustainable development : empowerment, opportunity and participation -- Conclusion : towards a more civil society?.

Sommario/riassunto

The book considers economic development, health, education, environmental issues, the drugs trade, human rights, minority peoples and political, social and economic reforms.