Behind the Teak Curtain |
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| Author:
| Thawnghmung, |
| ISBN: | 978-0-7103-0935-8 |
| Publication Date: | Jul 2006 |
| Publisher: | Routledge
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $340.00 |
Book Description:
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/I>analyzes four agricultural policies that have been implemented under the Burmese military regime since 1978, and examines their consequential and varying impacts on rice farmers' attitudes toward central and local authorities. Provides first-hand information on Burmese rice farmers' conceptualization of political legitimacy, their political goals and priorities, and their relationships with central government authorities and local officials.
/I>analyzes four agricultural policies that have been implemented under the Burmese military regime since 1978, and examines their consequential and varying impacts on rice farmers' attitudes toward central and local authorities. Provides first-hand information on Burmese rice farmers' conceptualization of political legitimacy, their political goals and priorities, and their relationships with central government authorities and local officials.