Myanmar : learning from the Philippines’ democratic transition

• Main Author: Trajano, Julius Cesar Imperial
• Other Authors: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
• Format: Commentary
• Language: English
• Published: 2012
• Subjects: DRNTU::Social sciences::Political science
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/94760; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/8622
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

In pursuing democratic reforms, Myanmar may take a leaf from the experience of the Philippines’ difficult transition from authoritarianism to democracy. But as demonstrated by the Philippine case, democracy alone cannot address all the challenges besetting Myanmar.