Burma's Economy 2009: Disaster, Recovery...and Reform?

Asian Politics and Policy

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 631-659

  Turnell, Sean ^a   Bradford, Wylie ^a   Vicary, Alison ^a  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Burma; Development; Economy; Reform

Indexed keywords

EID: 79956255907     PISSN: 19430779     EISSN: 19430787     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1943-0787.2009.01146.x     Document Type: Article

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