Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS v
3. LIST OF TABLES viii
4. LIST OF FIGURES viii
5. LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS ix
6. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS xi
7. CONTRIBUTORS AND EDITORS xiii
8. Part I. Foreword
9. 1. Myanmar: Reforms Gathering Momentum 3
10. Part II. Introduction 9
11. 2. Debating Democratization in Myanmar 11
12. 3. Myanmar's Democratic Opening: The Process and Prospect of Reform 19
13. Part III. Encouraging Signs
14. 4. Myanmar’s Parliament: From Scorn to Significance 43
15. 5. Village Networks, Land Law, and Myanmar's Democratization 75
16. 6. From Exile to Elections 93
17. 7. Sidelined or Reinventing Themselves? Exiled Activists in Myanmar's Political Reforms 109
18. 8. Understanding Recent Labour Protests in Myanmar 137
19. Part IV. Anticipating Reforms
20. 9. Myanmar Economic Update: Macro-Economy, Fiscal Reform, and Development Options 159
21. 10. The Glass has Water: A Stock-Take of Myanmar's Economic Reforms: Exchange Rate, Financial System, Investment, and Sectoral Policies 181
22. 11. Police Reform in Myanmar: Changes "in Essence and Appearance" 205
23. 12. Electoral system Choice in Myanmar's Democratization Debate 229
24. Part V. Enduring Concerns
25. 13. The Continuing Political Salience of the Military in Post-SPDC Myanmar 259
26. 14. State Terrorism and International Compliance: The Kachin Armed Struggle for Political Self-Determination 285
27. 15. Engendering Development in Myanmar: Women's Struggle for San, Si, Sa 305
28. Part VI. Conclusion
29. 16. Democratization, Violence, and Myanmar 331
30. List of Abbreviations 351
31. Index 355