Regime Changes and Socio-Economic History of Rural Myanmar, 1986-2019

• Autore: Takahashi Akio
• Pubblicazione: Singapore : , : Springer Singapore Pte. Limited, , 2024; ©2023
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (289 pages)
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- Preface -- Contents -- About the Author -- 1 Introduction: The History of Myanmar's Political and Economic System, and the Structure of This Book -- 2 Agricultural and Rural Policies Amid Regime Changes -- 2.1 Agricultural Land Policy -- 2.1.1 The Period of Post-Independence Civil Administration -- 2.1.2 The Period of the "Burmese Way to Socialism" -- 2.1.3 Military Period -- 2.1.4 Democratisation Period -- 2.2 Procurement System -- 2.3 System of Planned Cultivation -- 2.4 The Three Pillars Amid Changing Politico-Economic Systems -- 2.5 Changes in Rural Village Policy -- 3 Agriculture and Rural Villages in the National Economy -- 3.1 Trends in Agriculture Amid Regime Changes -- 3.1.1 Land Utilisation -- 3.1.2 Six Categories of Agricultural Land -- 3.1.3 Sown Area of Major Crops -- 3.1.4 Positioning of Agriculture in the National Economy -- 3.2 Cultivation Rights and Landless Households -- 3.3 Village Social Economy from the Viewpoint of Employment and Consumption -- 3.3.1 First Population and Housing Census in 31 Years -- 3.3.2 Employment and Unemployment Rates in Urban and Rural Areas -- 3.3.3 Rural Economy Viewed by Employment Structure -- 3.3.4 Consumption Structure of Rural Households -- 4 A Socio-economic History of Two Villages -- 4.1 The Origins of the Villages -- 4.1.1 Zeepinwea (Zîpinwê) Village -- 4.1.2 Thindaunggyi (Thindaunjî) Village -- 4.2 Climate and Topography -- 4.2.1 Zeepinwea Village -- 4.2.2 Thindaunggyi Village -- 4.3 Population History -- 4.3.1 Zeepinwea Village -- 4.3.2 Thindaunggyi Village -- 4.4 Transformation of Occupational Structure -- 4.4.1 Zeepinwea Village -- 4.4.2 Thindaunggyi Village -- 4.5 Changes in Farmland Holdings -- 4.5.1 Zeepinwea Village -- 4.5.2 Thindaunggyi Village -- 4.6 Transformation of Agricultural Production -- 4.6.1 Zeepinwea Village -- 4.6.2 Thindaunggyi Village. ; 4.7 Fertiliser Input and Yield -- 4.7.1 Zeepinwea Village -- 4.7.2 Thindaunggyi Village -- 4.8 Changes in Agricultural Prices -- 4.8.1 Zeepinwea Village -- 4.8.2 Thindaunggyi Village -- 4.9 Expansion of the Non-agricultural Sector -- 4.10 Transformation of the Village Life -- 4.10.1 Transportation Infrastructure -- 4.10.2 Electrification -- 4.10.3 Water for Domestic Use -- 4.10.4 Information -- 4.10.5 Houses -- 4.10.6 Education -- 4.10.7 Religion -- 4.10.8 Social Expenditure -- 5 Revitalising a Village Through Buddhism: Thindaunggyi Village and Shwetheindaw Paya -- 5.1 History of the Development of Shwetheindaw Paya -- 5.2 Revenue Structure of Shwetheindaw Paya -- 5.3 Expenditure Structure of Shwetheindaw Paya -- 5.4 Economic Ripple Effects of Shwetheindaw Paya -- 6 Villagers on the Move: Mixed Multi-ethnic Settlement in Zeepinwea Village -- 6.1 Factors of Increase and Decrease in the Number of Households -- 6.2 Households that Moved Out of the Village -- 6.3 Households that Moved into the Village -- 6.4 Migrations of Individual Villagers -- 7 Myanmar Village Society: Comparing with Japan and Thailand -- 7.1 Genealogies of Village Society Theories -- 7.1.1 Japan -- 7.1.2 Thailand -- 7.1.3 Myanmar -- 7.1.4 Two Genealogies of Theories on Village Society -- 7.2 Myanmar Villages from the Viewpoint of Group Formation -- 7.2.1 Land and Water Management and the Villages -- 7.2.2 Religion and the Villages -- 7.2.3 Groups and Organisations Within the Villages -- 7.3 The Village as an Object of Cognition and as a Subjective Social Sphere -- 7.3.1 Myanmar Type Multi-household Compound -- 7.3.2 The "Logic of Interpersonal Relationship", the "Logic of Frequent Contact", and the "Relatives of the Place" -- 7.3.3 The Cyclical Structure of Forming Groups and Recognising in Myanmar Villages -- 8 A Myanmar Village is a Community of Life. ; 8.1 Defining "Collective" and "Community" -- 8.2 Political Power, the Village, and Groups and Organisations for Production -- 8.2.1 Farmland Management and the Villages -- 8.2.2 Taxation in Kind and the Villages -- 8.2.3 Irrigation and Drainage Management and the Villages -- 8.2.4 Cooperatives and the Villages -- 8.2.5 Common Land and the Villages -- 8.2.6 Agricultural Production and the Villages -- 8.2.7 Labour Exchange and Collaborative Labour in the Villages -- 8.3 Groups and Organisations for Life -- 8.3.1 Village Common Funds and Finances -- 8.3.2 Mutual Financing Associations and the Villages -- 8.3.3 Congratulation and Condolence Associations -- 8.3.4 Governmental Organisations and Autogenous Organisations -- 8.4 Faith-Related Groups and Organisations and the Villages -- 8.5 A Myanmar Village is a Community of Life -- 8.6 Collective Failure -- 9 Conclusion: Change and Continuity in the Social Economy of Rural Myanmar -- Epilogue -- Bibliography -- Index.
• Titolo autorizzato: Regime Changes and Socio-Economic History of Rural Myanmar, 1986-2019
• ISBN: 981-9932-72-6
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910805578103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Studies in Economic History Series