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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.
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Table of Contents
List of plates viii
Foreword ix
Preface xi
Acknowledgements xiii
List of abbreviations xv
Map of Myanmar xvii
Prologue 1
Introduction: holistic and human security - concepts and contexts 8
The security discourse in Myanmar: regime, state and people 35
The seven horsemen of the apocalypse: strategies for effective poverty alleviation amongst the peoples of the poppy cultures 58
Myanmar's external relations in regional context: security enhancement 103
Myanmar and the West: sanctions, engagement and security 125
Civil society and the political ecology of sustainable development: empowerment, opportunity and participation 141
Conclusion: towards a more civil society? 165
Notes 177
Bibliography 207
Index 221