The Yangon Report: National Landscape, Current Challenges and Opportunities for Growth

Since its independence from British rule in 1948, Myanmar has struggled with multiple obstacles, including a series of violent internal ethnic and sectarian conflicts, isolationist fiscal policies instituted by an increasingly distrustful military government and international sanctions and condemnatio...

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Main Authors: Institute for Societal Leadership, ELLINGTON, John W.
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Language:English
Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2014
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Online Access:https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/isl_research/6
https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1009&context=isl_research
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Institution: Singapore Management University
Language: English
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Summary:Since its independence from British rule in 1948, Myanmar has struggled with multiple obstacles, including a series of violent internal ethnic and sectarian conflicts, isolationist fiscal policies instituted by an increasingly distrustful military government and international sanctions and condemnation following government crackdowns in 1988 and 2007. In spite of all these setbacks, President Thein Sein’s decision in 2011 to liberalise the country’s political and economic systems has created a new wave of optimism for what was once commonly regarded as a failed state.