Tuesday, October 14, 2014

Sources concerning economy




1. Jones, L. (2014). The Political Economy of Myanmar’s Transition. Journal Of Contemporary Asia44(1), 144-170.

This article explores the reforms carried out by the government in political and economic terms due to the transition from a military dictatorship to a formally democratic system. Transition implies several changes in the structure of both society and economy, which are well valued in this text.

We have chosen this article because of the clearness of concepts and the depth but not obscure depiction of this transcendental moment in the History of Myanmar.

2. Kudō, T. o., Kumagai, S. u., & Umezaki, S. ō. (2014). Five Growth Strategies for Myanmar: Re-engagement with the Global Economy.Journal Of Southeast Asian Economies31(2), 173-194.

After decades of isolation from the global economy, Myanmar must observe and assess new strategies in order to be incorporated in global market. This article propose some suitable reforms regarding these objetctives for a new economic order within the country. The text is interesting in terms of viewing new perspectives from a native Myanmar observer.

3. TURNELL, S. (2011). Fundamentals of Myanmar's Macroeconomy: A Political Economy Perspective. Asian Economic Policy Review,6(1), 136-153.

The lack of strong economic institutions in Myanmar has developed a country without perspectives in international market as well as non independent economy incapable of maintaining a social welfare state. This report depicts the causes of this bad practice through the recent History of Myanmar.

4. Ferrarini, B. o. (2014). Myanmar’s Trade and Its Potential. Journal Of Southeast Asian Economies31(2), 195-209.

After the entrance of Myanmar in a liberal economy, some aspects of the trade had been strongly changed. This article wants to show the potential of Myanmar production  in global trade.




1 comment:

  1. Good commentary, explaining relevance of sources.
    Good selection of sources. When using think tanks or magazines, include text URLs. No monographs. Try to include more grey lit, eg statistical sources
    Ensure text is always the same size.
    Try to be consistent with the way you cite: sometimes you include DOI, sometimes you don't.
    8,5/10 Good

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