Behind The Teak Curtain

by THAWNGHMUNG

• ISBN13: 9780710309358
• ISBN10: 071030935X
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Nonspecific Binding
• Copyright: 2006-07-03
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

Behind the Teak Curtain,the first fieldwork-based study of Burmese rural politics and development, examines the specific circumstances under which one of the most repressive and authoritative governments in the world enjoys popularity in the countryside. The book 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. Behind the Teak Curtainprovides 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.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements	ix
Introduction	1	(12)
1 Authoritarianism and Political Legitimacy	13	(30)
2 The Rise of Authoritarianism and the Foundations of Rural Support for the Revolutionary Council	43	(44)
3 Local Administration: Understanding Divergences in Policies and Practices	87	(42)
4 A View from Below: Who is Responsible for Our Sufferings?	129	(40)
5 The Roots of Silence: Paddy Farmers and Rural Grievance	169	(38)
6 The Burmese Experience in Comparative Perspective	207	(32)
Bibliography	239	(10)
Index	249