Format:
1 online resource (xvi, 231 pages)
ISBN:
9780203001981
,
9781134253883
,
9781134253920
,
9781134253937
Series Statement:
Routledge contemporary Southeast Asia series 11
Content:
Helen James considers security in Myanmar/Burma. She uses the ideas put forward in the United Nations Development Programme's 1994 report, of human, as opposed to state and security, going on to argue that freedom from want, and freedom from fear (of the regime) are in fact mutually supportive ideas, and that the security of the people and the security of the state are in fact in a symbiotic relationship with each other. Presenting new and significant information of the security concept of Myanmar/Burma, James’ original work considers economic development, health, education, environmental issues, the drugs trade, human rights, minority peoples and political, social and economic reforms, arguing that improved governance, the development of civil society and economic development would both strengthen the state and ensure the security and well-being of its citizens.
Content:
1. Introduction : holistic and human security : concepts and contexts -- 2. The security discourse in Myanmar : regime, state and people -- 3. The seven horsemen of the apocalypse : strategies for effective poverty alleviation amongst the peoples of the poppy cultures -- 4. Myanmar's external relations in regional context : security enhancement -- 5. Myanmar and the West : sanctions, engagement and security -- 5. Civil society and the political ecology of sustainable development : empowerment, opportunity and participation -- 7. Conclusion : towards a more civil society?
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages [207]-220) and index
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780415355599
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780415545747
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 9780415355599
Language:
English
DOI:
10.4324/9780203001981
