Setting the rules for survival: Why the Burmese military regime survives in an age of democratization

Pacific Review

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 271-291

  Hlaing, Kyaw Yin ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Burma; Historical institutionalism; Military regime; Political struggles; Rules for survival; Tatmadaw

Indexed keywords

ADMINISTRATIVE FRAMEWORK; ARMED FORCES; DEMOCRATIZATION; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK; MILITARY GOVERNMENT; MILITARY INTERVENTION; ORGANIZATIONAL FRAMEWORK; POLITICAL RELATIONS; POWER RELATIONS;

MYANMAR;

EID: 77449114038     PISSN: 09512748     EISSN: 14701332     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09512740903068347     Document Type: Article

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