Everyday Economic Survival in Myanmar

by Ardeth Maung Thawnghmung

Book Overview

Reforms in Myanmar (formerly Burma) have eased restrictions on citizens' political activities. Yet for most Burmese, Ardeth Maung Thawnghmung shows, eking out a living from day to day leaves little time for civic engagement. Citizens have coped with extreme hardship through great resourcefulness. But by making bad situations more tolerable in the short term, these coping strategies may hinder the emergence of the democratic values needed to sustain...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0299320642
• ISBN13: 9780299320645
• Release Date: September 2022
• Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.8" x 8.9"