Contents

pp v-vii

List of Tables

pp viii-viii

List of Figures

pp viii-viii

List of Illustrations

pp ix-x

Acknowledgements

pp xi-xii

Contributors and Editors

pp xiii-xiv

Part I - Foreword

pp 1-2

1 - Myanmar: Reforms Gathering Momentum

pp 3-8

Part II - Introduction

pp 9-10

2 - Debating Democratization in Myanmar

pp 11-18

3 - Myanmar's Democratic Opening: The Process and Prospect of Reform

pp 19-40

Part III - Encouraging Signs

pp 41-42

4 - Myanmar's Parliament: From Scorn to Significance

pp 43-74

5 - Village Networks, Land Law, and Myanmar's Democratization

pp 75-92

6 - From Exile to Elections

pp 93-108

7 - Sidelined or Reinventing Themselves? Exiled Activists in Myanmar's Political Reforms

pp 109-136

8 - Understanding Recent Labour Protests in Myanmar

pp 137-156

Part IV - Anticipating Reforms

pp 157-158

9 - Myanmar Economic Update: Macro-Economy, Fiscal Reform, and Development Options

pp 159-180

10 - The Glass has Water: A Stock-Take of Myanmar's Economic Reforms: Exchange Rate, Financial System, Investment, and Sectoral Policies

pp 181-204

11 - Police Reform in Myanmar: Changes “in Essence and Appearance”

pp 205-228

12 - Electoral system Choice in Myanmar's Democratization Debate

pp 229-256

Part V - Enduring Concerns

pp 257-258

13 - The Continuing Political Salience of the Military in Post-SPDC Myanmar

pp 259-284

14 - State Terrorism and International Compliance: The Kachin Armed Struggle for Political Self-Determination

pp 285-304

15 - Engendering Development in Myanmar: Women's Struggle for San, Si, Sa

pp 305-328

Part VI - Conclusion

pp 329-330

16 - Democratization, Violence, and Myanmar

pp 331-350

List of Abbreviations

pp 351-354