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Everyday Economic Survival in Myanmar: New Perspectives in SE Asian Studies

Autor Ardeth Maung Thawnghmung
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 12 sep 2022
Reforms in Myanmar (formerly Burma) have eased restrictions on citizens' political activities. Yet for most Burmese, Ardeth Maung Thawnghmung shows, eking out a living from day to day leaves little time for civic engagement. Citizens have coped with extreme hardship through great resourcefulness. But by making bad situations more tolerable in the short term, these coping strategies may hinder the emergence of the democratic values needed to sustain the country's transition to a more open political environment.

Thawnghmung conducted in-depth interviews and surveys of 372 individuals from all walks of life and across geographical locations in Myanmar between 2008 and 2015. To frame her analysis, she provides context from countries with comparable political and economic situations. Her findings will be welcomed by political scientists and policy analysts, as well by journalists and humanitarian activists looking for substantive, reliable information about everyday life in a country that remains largely in the shadows.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780299320645
ISBN-10: 0299320642
Pagini: 320
Ilustrații: 16 b-w photos, 1 map, 2 tables
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 x 20 mm
Greutate: 0.43 kg
Ediția:First Edition
Editura: University of Wisconsin Press
Colecția University of Wisconsin Press
Seria New Perspectives in SE Asian Studies


Recenzii

"Required reading for students and professionals interested in political economy, development, aid, society, and culture in Myanmar and Southeast Asia, and within and beyond the field of Asian studies. Original and exciting." —Maitrii Aung-Thwin, National University of Singapore

"Particularly exciting is Thawnghmung's attention to deference, noncompliance, accommodation, and participation in perpetuating the status quo." —Ken MacLean, Clark University

Notă biografică

Ardeth Maung Thawnghmung is a professor of political science at the University of Massachusetts. Growing up in Burma, she and her family employed many of the coping strategies she would later study. She is the author of several books, including Behind the Teak Curtain: Authoritarianism, Agricultural Policies, and Political Legitimacy in Rural Burma.

Cuprins

List of Illustrations    
Preface: A Personal Odyssey 
Chronology    
List of Abbreviations 
Terminological Note  
 
Introduction   
1 Variations in Coping Strategies      
2 Living Frugally       
3 Working on the Side           
4 Networks, Community, and External Aid  
5 Boosting Morale     
6 Accommodating, Resisting, and Exiting    
Conclusion: Implications for Regime Change and Democracy         
 
Notes  
Bibliography  
Index  

Descriere

Shows that just eking out a living from day to day in Myanmar (formerly Burma) leaves little time for civic engagement. Thawnghmung concludes that the resourceful strategies citizens use in the short term for coping with hardship may hinder the emergence of democratic values needed to sustain the country's transition to a more open political environment.