Original title:
THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF TATMADAW: Are Natural Resources A Barrier To An Economic Transition In Myanmar?
Translated title:
THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF TATMADAW: Are Natural Resources A Barrier To An Economic Transition In Myanmar?
Authors:
Kumbun, Lanung Tu ; Benáček, Vladimír (advisor) ; Růžička, Ivan (referee) Document type: Master’s theses
Year:
2018
Language:
eng Abstract:
[eng][cze] Myanmar's economic freedom is ranked the lowest amongst ASEAN countries. Thus its fact that Myanmar's economy is interfered with by the military regime - The question "Why economic growth and prosperity?" needs to be analyzed in order to understand Tatmadaw's intervention in the economy. The "Are natural resources a an economic transition in Myanmar?" and "How does Tatmadaw control natural resources?" The hypotheses I test here are: (1) "The abundance of entrepreneurial society." (2) "Natural resources are an important factor enabling Tatmadaw to game." (3) "Natural resources partially trigger and fuel civil war between Tatmadaw and ethnic armed groups due to contesting resource grabs." And (4) "China's resource hunger is conducive to Tatmadaw to exploit natural resources". In myMyanmar's economic freedom is ranked the lowest amongst ASEAN countries. Thus its fact that Myanmar's economy is interfered with by the military regime - The question "Why economic growth and prosperity?" needs to be analyzed in order to understand Tatmadaw's intervention in the economy. The "Are natural resources a an economic transition in Myanmar?" and "How does Tatmadaw control natural resources?" The hypotheses I test here are: (1) "The abundance of entrepreneurial society." (2) "Natural resources are an important factor enabling Tatmadaw to game." (3) "Natural resources partially trigger and fuel civil war between Tatmadaw and ethnic armed groups due to contesting resource grabs." And (4) "China's resource hunger is conducive to Tatmadaw to exploit natural resources". In my Klíčová
Keywords:
China; Economic Freedom; Economy; Free Market Economy; Myanmar; Natural Resources; Tatmadaw; China; Economic Freedom; Economy; Free Market Economy; Myanmar; Natural Resources; Tatmadaw
Institution: Charles University Faculties (theses)
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Document availability information: Available in the Charles University Digital Repository. Original record: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11956/100164