Security and sustainable development in Myanmar

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...

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Autor principal: James, Helen, 1947- (-)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London ; New York : Routledge 2006.
Colección:Routledge contemporary Southeast Asia series ; 11.
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  • Front Cover; Security and Sustainable Development in Myanmar; Copyright Page; Contents; List of plates; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; Map of Myanmar; Prologue; 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
  • 6.Civil society and the political ecology of sustainable development: empowerment, opportunity and participation7.Conclusion: towards a more civil society?; Notes; Bibliography; Index