1. Myanmar : Ending Poverty and Boosting Shared Prosperity in a Time of Transition
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World Bank
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MARKET ACCESS ,WIDESPREAD POVERTY ,GROWTH RATES ,ECONOMIC GROWTH ,EXTREME POVERTY ,DURABLE GOODS ,PRIVATE INVESTMENT ,EXCHANGE RATES ,FINANCIAL ASSETS ,TRUST FUND ,HIGH POVERTY ,FARM LABOR ,SUBSISTENCE ,FINANCIAL SECTOR ,NATIONAL ACCOUNTS ,POOR ,CIVIL SOCIETY ,HOUSEHOLD WELFARE ,INCOME ,MEDIUM TERM ,POVERTY RATES ,RETURNS ,AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY ,CHANGES IN POVERTY ,GINI COEFFICIENT ,HEALTH EXPENDITURE ,GOVERNMENT CAPACITY ,RAPID GROWTH ,FARMERS ,SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION ,TRANSPARENCY ,REAL EXCHANGE RATE ,REDUCING POVERTY ,RURAL INFRASTRUCTURE ,CONSUMPTION BASKET ,DEVELOPMENT REPORT ,BALANCE OF PAYMENTS ,COMPARATOR COUNTRIES ,HOLDING ,LAND OWNERSHIP ,CREDITORS ,ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY ,INTERNATIONAL MARKETS ,SANITATION ,POVERTY PROFILE ,COMMERCIAL BANK BRANCHES ,ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES ,RURAL AREAS ,ACCESS TO ELECTRICITY ,EXTERNAL DEBT ,SELF-EMPLOYMENT ,BALANCE SHEET ,DIMENSIONS OF POVERTY ,REFORM PROGRAM ,POVERTY REDUCTION ,PUBLIC SECTOR ,STRUCTURAL TRANSFORMATION ,MACROECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT ,DURABLE ,HUMAN RIGHTS ,MATERNAL MORTALITY ,GOVERNMENT POLICIES ,OPIUM POPPY ,RURAL LIVELIHOODS ,INEQUALITY ,ETHNIC MINORITY GROUPS ,SAFEGUARDS ,SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ,TARGETING ,DATA ISSUES ,INVESTMENT CLIMATE ,MACROECONOMIC POLICIES ,STATE ENTERPRISES ,ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ,HOUSEHOLD SURVEY ,IMPACT ON POVERTY ,MACROECONOMIC MANAGEMENT ,MACROECONOMIC STABILITY ,OPIUM ,ACCOUNTING ,HUMAN DEVELOPMENT ,COMMERCIAL BANK ,GOVERNMENT REVENUES ,INCOME POVERTY ,ACCESS TO INFORMATION ,FOOD SECURITY ,INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ,INFORMAL EMPLOYMENT ,INTERNATIONAL TRADE ,SUSTAINABLE GROWTH ,ETHNIC MINORITY ,POVERTY DIAGNOSTIC ,DECENTRALIZATION ,POVERTY ESTIMATES ,ACCESS TO SERVICES ,OPIUM CULTIVATION ,EXCHANGE RATE ,HUMAN CAPITAL ,PRIVATE INVESTORS ,DISADVANTAGED GROUPS ,YIELD DATA ,CROP LOSS ,DIVERSIFICATION ,POPULATION SHARE ,NEGATIVE IMPACT ,INCIDENCE OF POVERTY ,INTERNATIONAL MARKET ,ABSOLUTE POVERTY ,MOBILE PHONE ,SKILLED LABOR ,EXPENDITURES ,GROWTH RATE ,COMMERCIAL BANKS ,MICRO-ENTERPRISES ,POOR GOVERNANCE ,POVERTY RISK ,MICROFINANCE ,ECOLOGICAL ZONES ,AGRICULTURAL EMPLOYMENT ,DEVELOPMENT BANK ,CONFLICT ,PRIMARY HEALTH CARE ,DEVELOPMENT INDICATORS ,NON-INCOME DIMENSIONS ,TRADING ,RURAL ,POVERTY LINE ,LABOR FORCE ,VULNERABILITY TO POVERTY ,PUBLIC EXPENDITURE ,URBAN AREAS ,FOREIGN CURRENCY ,GEOGRAPHIC REGIONS ,POVERTY RATE - Abstract
Myanmar is going through a critical transformation in its development path - from isolation and fragmentation to openness and integration; and from pervasive state control, exclusion, and individual disengagement, to inclusion, participation, and empowerment. This dual shift is happening against a backdrop of broader political reforms that started in 2011 when a new administration took office. The country’s transition after the planned elections in 2015 will be a major test of the progress on political reforms. There remain risks of political instability, policy discontinuity, and stalled reforms due to vested interests.
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- 2014