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

    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.