comparative perspectives on contemporary Myanmar. The book explores the business that takes place in times of major political …Machine generated contents note: 1. Understanding the business of transition in Myanmar Melissa Crouch; 2. Labour … standards and international investment in Myanmar Michele Ford, Michael Gillan and Htwe Htwe Thein; 3. The extractive industries …

The central focus of the book is the state’s efforts to industrialize Myanmar, first through direct intervention and … state-managed outward orientation. In examining developments during the 1948-88 period, this study situates the Myanmar case … within the developmental state paradigm, whereby a critique of the investment-driven -pathway of Myanmar’s political economy …