Myanmar Transformed?: People, Places and Politics

The triumph of Aung San Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy at the 2015 election was supposed to mark the consolidation of a reformist trajectory for Myanmar society. What has followed has not proved so straightforward. This book takes stock of the mutations, continuities and fractures at the heart of today's political and economic transformations. We ask: What has changed under a democratically elected government? Where are the obstacles to reform? And is there scope to foster a more prosperous and inclusive Myanmar? With the peace process faltering, over 1 million people displaced by recent violence, and ongoing army dominance in key areas of decision-making, the chapters in this volume identify areas of possible reform within the constraints of Myanmar's hybrid civil–military governance arrangements. This latest volume in the Myanmar Update Series from the Australian National University continues a long tradition of intense, critical engagement with political, economic and social questions in one of Southeast Asia’s most complicated countries. At a time of great uncertainty and anxiety, the 13 chapters of Myanmar Transformed? offer new and alternative ways to understand Myanmar and its people.

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Frontmatter
pp i-iv
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Contents
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List of Tables
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List of Figuress
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Acknowledgements
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Contributors and Editors
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Part I - Introduction
pp 1-2
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1 - Myanmar Transformed?
pp 3-20
- By Justine Chambers, The Associate Director of the Myanmar Research Centre and a doctoral candidate in the Department of Anthropology at the Australian National University., Gerard McCarthy, Associate Director of the Myanmar Research Centre and a doctoral candidate in the Coral Bell School of Asia and Pacific Affairs at the Australian National University.
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Part II - People
pp 21-22
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2 - Documenting Social and Economic Transformation in Myanmar's Rural Communities
pp 23-52
- By Samuel Pursch, Research and strategy advisor working on governance and social development in Myanmar and across Southeast Asia., Andrea Woodhouse, Senior social development specialist at the World Bank., Michael Woolcock, Lead social scientist with the World Bank's Development Research Group, and a (part-time) Lecturer in Public Policy at Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government., Matthew Zurstrassen, Development professional working on social research and justice programs in the Asia Pacific Region and managed research for the World Bank's “Livelihoods and Social Change in Rural Myanmar” study.
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3 - Social Protection in Myanmar: A Key Mechanism for Political Legitimacy?
pp 53-84
- By Yaw Bawm Mangshang, Diplomatic Mission of Finland in Yangon. He earned an MA in Law and Diplomacy from The Fletcher School, Tufts University in 2015., Mike Griffiths, Director of Research for the Social Policy and Poverty Research Group, and PhD Candidate at the University of Hull.
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4 - Health Service Delivery and Peacebuilding in Southeast Myanmar
pp 85-106
- By Si Thura, Executive Director of Community Partners International, a US-based non-profit organization that focuses on humanitarian and development work in Southeast Asia., Tim Schroeder, Head of Program at Covenant Consult, a Yangonbased consultancy firm.
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Part III - Places
pp 107-108
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5 - Myanmar's Rural Revolution: Mechanization and Structural Transformation
pp 109-136
- By Myat Thida Win, Masters candidate in the Department of Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics at Michigan State University., Ben Belton, Assistant Professor of International Development in the Department of Agricultural, Food and Resource Economics, Michigan State University., Xiaobo Zhang, Distinguished Chair Professor of Economics at the National School of Development, Peking University in China, and Senior Research Fellow at the International Food Policy Research Institute.
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6 - Change and Continuity: Capacity, Coordination and Natural Resources in Myanmar's Periphery
pp 137-160
- By Giuseppe Gabusi, Professor of International Political Economy and Political Economy of East Asia in the Department of Cultures, Politics and Society of the University of Turin, and Head of Program at T.wai, the Torino World Affairs Institute.
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7 - Advocacy Organizations and Special Economic Zones in Myanmar
pp 161-180
- By Pyae Phyo Maung, Yangon-based aid and development consultant specialising in monitoring, evaluation and learning., Tamas Wells, Research fellow in the School of Social and Political Sciences at the University of Melbourne.
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8 - Explaining Naypyitaw under the National League for Democracy
pp 181-198
- By Nicholas Farrelly, Associate Dean of the College of Asia and the Pacific and was previously Director of the Myanmar Research Centre, both at the Australian National University.
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Part IV - Politics
pp 199-200
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9 - Partnership in Politics: The Tatmadaw and the NLD in Myanmar since 2016
pp 201-230
- By Maung Aung Myoe, Professor of International Relations at the International University of Japan.
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10 - From Ceasefire to Dialogue: The Problem of “All-Inclusiveness” in Myanmar's Stalled Peace Process
pp 231-250
- By Lwin Cho Latt, Lecturer of the Department of International Relations at the University of Yangon., Ben Hillman, Associate Professor and Director of the Policy and Governance Program at Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University., Marlar Aung, Lecturer of the Department of International Relations at the University of Yangon., Khin Sanda Myint, Freelance researcher and she was an Assistant Lecturer of the Department of International Relations at the University of Yangon.ance researcher and she was an Assistant Lecturer of the Department of International Relations at the University of Yangon.
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11 - Securitization of the Rohingya in Myanmar
pp 251-276
- By Kyaw Zeyar Win, Researcher and a masters candidate in the Department of International Relations at the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University.
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12 - Forming an Inclusive National Identity in Myanmar: Voices of Mon People
pp 277-308
- By Cecile Medail, Doctoral candidate in the Department of International Political Studies at the University of New South Wales.
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Part V - Epilogue
pp 309-310
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13 - Reflections on Myanmar Under the NLD so far
pp 311-318
- By Matthew Walton, Assistant Professor in Comparative Political Theory at the University of Toronto and was previously the Director of the Programme on Modern Burmese Studies at St Antony's College, University of Oxford.
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Abbreviations and Key Terms
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Index
pp 323-333
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Frontmatter
pp i-iv

Contents
pp v-vi

List of Tables
pp vii-vii

List of Figuress
pp viii-viii

Acknowledgements
pp ix-x

Contributors and Editors
pp xi-xiii

Part I - Introduction
pp 1-2

1 - Myanmar Transformed?
pp 3-20

Part II - People
pp 21-22

2 - Documenting Social and Economic Transformation in Myanmar's Rural Communities
pp 23-52

3 - Social Protection in Myanmar: A Key Mechanism for Political Legitimacy?
pp 53-84

4 - Health Service Delivery and Peacebuilding in Southeast Myanmar
pp 85-106

Part III - Places
pp 107-108

5 - Myanmar's Rural Revolution: Mechanization and Structural Transformation
pp 109-136

6 - Change and Continuity: Capacity, Coordination and Natural Resources in Myanmar's Periphery
pp 137-160

7 - Advocacy Organizations and Special Economic Zones in Myanmar
pp 161-180

8 - Explaining Naypyitaw under the National League for Democracy
pp 181-198

Part IV - Politics
pp 199-200

9 - Partnership in Politics: The Tatmadaw and the NLD in Myanmar since 2016
pp 201-230

10 - From Ceasefire to Dialogue: The Problem of “All-Inclusiveness” in Myanmar's Stalled Peace Process
pp 231-250

11 - Securitization of the Rohingya in Myanmar
pp 251-276

12 - Forming an Inclusive National Identity in Myanmar: Voices of Mon People
pp 277-308

Part V - Epilogue
pp 309-310

13 - Reflections on Myanmar Under the NLD so far
pp 311-318

Abbreviations and Key Terms
pp 319-322

Index
pp 323-333

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