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Economic Disparity in Rural Myanmar: Transformation under Market Liberalization
Ikuko Okamoto
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Description for Economic Disparity in Rural Myanmar: Transformation under Market Liberalization
Paperback. Market liberalization in Myanmar began in 1988 and had some unanticipated consequences. This book shows how farmers responded quickly to policy changes and made maximum use of new opportunities, even in a country where socialist policies had previously limited such opportunities. Num Pages: 264 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMB; KCM; KCS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 408.
Market liberalization in Myanmar began in 1988 and had some unanticipated consequences. As farmers began to operate in a context with greatly reduced government control, there was an explosion in the production of green gram, which became extremely popular as an export crop. However, market liberalization in the industry surrounding this new export-oriented crop gave rise to growing economic disparities, largely determined by access to land, capital and credit.Ikuko Okamoto explores these issues through a detailed case study of Thongwa Township, a place east of Yangon (Rangoon) in the major green gram producing region in the country. She shows that ... Read more
Market liberalization in Myanmar began in 1988 and had some unanticipated consequences. As farmers began to operate in a context with greatly reduced government control, there was an explosion in the production of green gram, which became extremely popular as an export crop. However, market liberalization in the industry surrounding this new export-oriented crop gave rise to growing economic disparities, largely determined by access to land, capital and credit.Ikuko Okamoto explores these issues through a detailed case study of Thongwa Township, a place east of Yangon (Rangoon) in the major green gram producing region in the country. She shows that ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
NUS Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
264
Place of Publication
Singapore, Singapore
ISBN
9789971693985
SKU
V9789971693985
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-3
About Ikuko Okamoto
Ikuko Okamoto is an Associate Senior Research Fellow with the Area Studies Center of the Institute of Developing Economies (IDE-JETRO) in Japan.
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