The Disorder in Order
The Army-State in Burma Since 1962
Koop Tweedehands
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The book examines Burma s history of "regime entropy" following the March 1962 coup d état which ended the country s brief experiment with parliamentary government. Implementing socialist economic policies in central Burma and a hard line against ethnic and communist insurgents in the border areas, Ne Win s Army-State presided over the country s fall from prosperity to Least-Developed Nation status by 1987. The following year, a new martial law regime the State Law and Order Restoration Council (SLORC) brutally suppressed a nationwide movement for democracy that drew on the country s colonial-era traditions of revolutionary nationalism. Although SLORC promoted an open economy, including foreign private investment, the second army-state operates on the same assumptions as its predecessor: that government is synonymous with pacification, unquestioned central control and cultural homogenization. The author argues that while the post-1988 junta, renamed the State Peace and Development Council in November 1997, claims a unique mission in defending national unity and social order, its policies generate political disunity and socioeconomic disorder. Tragically, genuine order, the key to Burma s development, remains out of reach as the 21st century dawns.
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- Uitgever:White Lotus Press
- ISBN:9789747534962
- Bindwijze:Paperback
- Aantal Pagina's:403
- Taal:Engelstalig
- Jaar:2002
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