The Ethno-Narcotic Politics of the Shan People

by Thitiwut Boonyawongwiwat

Author	: Thitiwut Boonyawongwiwat
Publisher	: Lexington Books
Total Pages	: 187
Release	: 2017-11-15
Genre	: Social Science
ISBN	: 1498520170

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This book proposes the alternative explanation on the pattern of ethnic conflict, especially the on-going civil war in Myanmar. Previously, most scholars accepted that narcotics play the crucial role in conflict as the resource of revenues. However, this book dramatically changes what we have ever thought before. It investigated in both field and documentary research by examining the role of narcotics in the ideological formation process and ethnic identification process. Consequently, the so-called ethno-narcotic politics was found in the way that the role of narcotics was able to be used as the source of political mobilization in various ways. Furthermore, the borderland is the appropriated area where the process of anti-ethno-narcotics identification could be emerged and later used as the main identity for the ethnic groups who remain fighting against state’s power.

Myanmar (Burma) since the 1988 Uprising

by Andrew Selth

Author	: Andrew Selth
Publisher	: ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute
Total Pages	: 370
Release	: 2022-01-24
Genre	: Reference
ISBN	: 9814951781

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Updated by popular demand, this is the fourth edition of this important bibliography. It lists a wide selection of works on or about Myanmar published in English and in hard copy since the 1988 pro-democracy uprising, which marked the beginning of a new era in Myanmar’s modern history. There are now 2,727 titles listed. They have been written, edited, translated or compiled by over 2,000 people, from many different backgrounds. These works have been organized into thirty-five subject chapters containing ninety-five discrete sections. There are also four appendices, including a comprehensive reading guide for those unfamiliar with Myanmar or who may be seeking guidance on particular topics. This book is an invaluable aid to officials, scholars, journalists, armchair travellers and others with an interest in this fascinating but deeply troubled country.

Drug Policies and Development

by Julia Buxton

Author	: Julia Buxton
Publisher	: International Development Poli
Total Pages	: 312
Release	: 2020
Genre	: Business & Economics
ISBN	: 9789004440487

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"The 12th volume of International Development Policy explores the relationship between international drug policy and development goals, both current and within a historical perspective. Contributions address the drugs and development nexus from a range of critical viewpoints, highlighting gaps and contradictions, as well as exploring strategies and opportunities for enhanced linkages between drug control and development programming. Criminalisation and coercive law enforcement-based responses in international and national level drug control are shown to undermine peace, security and development objectives. Contributors include: Kenza Afsahi, Damon Barrett, David Bewley-Taylor, Daniel Brombacher, Julia Buxton, Mary Chinery-Hesse, John Collins, Joanne Csete, Sarah David, Ann Fordham, Corina Giacomello, Martin Jelsma, Sylvia Kay, Diederik Lohman, David Mansfield, José Ramos-Horta, Tuesday Reitano, Andrew Scheibe, Shaun Shelly, Khalid Tinasti, and Anna Versfeld"--

The Shan of Burma

by Tzang Yawnghwe (Chao)

Author	: Tzang Yawnghwe (Chao)
Publisher	: Institute of Southeast Asian
Total Pages	: 287
Release	: 1987
Genre	: Young Adult Nonfiction
ISBN	: 9789971988623

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In this highly personal account, Chao Tzang Yawnghwe, a son of the first President of the Union of Burma, tells of his youth and involvement in the Shan resistance movement. He gives his version of Shan history and explains the complexity of Shan politics as well as discusses the personalities involved in the war. The final part of this book is a compendium of who's who in Shan history and politics.

Conflict and Transnational Crime

by Florian Weigand

Author	: Florian Weigand
Publisher	: Edward Elgar Publishing
Total Pages	: 176
Release	: 2020-06-26
Genre	: Political Science
ISBN	: 1789905206

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Exploring the links between armed conflict and transnational crime, Florian Weigand builds on in-depth empirical research into some of Southeast Asia’s murkiest borders. The disparate voices of drug traffickers, rebel fighters, government officials and victims of armed conflict are heard in Conflict and Transnational Crime, exploring perspectives that have been previously disregarded in understanding the field.

The Globalization of Crime

by United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime

Author	: United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
Publisher	: UN
Total Pages	: 0
Release	: 2010
Genre	: Business & Economics
ISBN	: 9789211302950

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In The globalization of crime: a transnational organized crime threat assessment, UNODC analyses a range of key transnational crime threats, including human trafficking, migrant smuggling, the illicit heroin and cocaine trades, cybercrime, maritime piracy and trafficking in environmental resources, firearms and counterfeit goods. The report also examines a number of cases where transnational organized crime and instability amplify each other to create vicious circles in which countries or even subregions may become locked. Thus, the report offers a striking view of the global dimensions of organized crime today.

Myanmar in Transition

by Asian Development Bank

Author	: Asian Development Bank
Publisher	: Asian Development Bank
Total Pages	: 124
Release	: 2012-08-01
Genre	: Business & Economics
ISBN	: 9290928131

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Myanmar, which is emerging from decades of isolation, is poised to accelerate its economic growth on the back of its abundant labor force, rich natural resources, and geographical location. But the country faces many development challenges to achieve strong and inclusive growth. To take advantage of its rich potential and endowments, Myanmar can also use its strategic location between the People's Republic of China and India, and act as a conduit between South and Southeast Asia. To sustain its growth momentum in the long run, Myanmar should aim for a growth trajectory that is inclusive, equitable, and environmentally sustainable. This special report assesses the country's strengths and weaknesses and highlights the challenges and risks. The key lies in prioritizing the actions to surmount the challenges and introducing the requisite reforms.

Ethnic Diversity and the Control of Natural Resources in Southeast Asia

by A. Terry Rambo

Author	: A. Terry Rambo
Publisher	: U OF M CENTER FOR SOUTH EAST ASIAN STUDI
Total Pages	: 243
Release	: 1988-01-01
Genre	: Social Science
ISBN	: 0891480447

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The authors consider the ways in which the high degree of ethnic diversity within the region is related to the nature of tropical Asian environments, on the one hand, and the nature of Southeast Asian political systems and the ways in which they manipulate natural resources, on the other. Rather than focus on defining the phenomenon of ethnicity, this book examines the different social evolutionary contexts in which the phenomenon is manifested. Companion volume to Cultural Values and Human Ecology in Southeast Asia (Michigan Papers no. 27).

Pakistan Occupied Kashmir

by Surinder Kumar Sharma

Author	: Surinder Kumar Sharma
Publisher	:
Total Pages	: 0
Release	: 2019
Genre	: History
ISBN	: 9789386618672

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This book is a result of research undertaken on the subject by the scholars associated with the IDSA project on Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK) - also known as Pakistan Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK) - which includes both the so-called "Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK)" and Gilgit-Baltistan (GB). This was legally a part of the erstwhile princely state of Jammu and Kashmir, which acceded to India in October 1947. The authors of this book seek to provide a critical analysis of the politics of the above mentioned two regions within PoK; throw light on the genesis and evolution of various political parties and interest groups, and acquaint the readers with different personalities playing important role in politics therein. The main aim of the publication is to help the scholars, analysts, and policy-makers to understand the dynamics of the political systems in PoK, the complex interaction of these systems with the government in Islamabad and the responses of the local leadership to Pakistan's strategy of keeping them under strict control in the name of representative governance over the last 70 years.