Burma Prospects for a Democratic Future
- List Price: $27.00
- Binding: Paperback
- Publisher: Brookings Inst Pr
- Publish date: 08/01/1998
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Since Burma's current despotic military rulers took power in 1989, this pivotal, troubled, and bitterly divided Southeast Asian nation has rejected important opportunities for political and economic liberalization. The ruling State Law and Order Restoration Council (SLORC) has repressed Nobel Peace Price winner and opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi and her fellow democracy advocates, rejecting their electoral victory in 1990. The SLORC has reached a wary truce with ethnic minority groups and has recently become a member of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations.
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This book examines the origins and consequences of Burma's current policies from military, political, social, and economic perspectives. It analyzes the Asian decision to "constructively engage" Burma versus the position of the United States and many other Western countries to treat Burma as a pariah.
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