Economic Report on Burma 2004/05

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"..The objective of this report is to help the policy makers with an analysis of the international sanctions effect and to try to explain the real current economic and social conditions, impact on and Burma?s urgent need to combat poverty. Moreover, also try to present the relationship between macro economic situation such as economic growth, foreign trade, state budget, inflation, employment, wages and the conditions of freedom, equity, security and human dignity in Burma. In addition, to explain how the Burmese generals and their crony drug lords exploit the Burmese economy, and how the Burmese military has become the sole beneficiary of foreign direct investment by setting up its own industries separately from the state enterprises since 1988. And also would like to explain the impact on the military?s confiscation of land, labor, crops and capital assets or militarization on the whole economy..."

Creator/author: 

Sein Htay

Source/publisher: 

Federation of Trade Unions-Burma (FTUB)

Date of Publication: 

2002-05-06

Date of entry: 

2011-12-30

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  • Individual Documents

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Language: 

English

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Format: 

pdf

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1.28 MB