TY - BOOK AU - Hill,Hal AU - Jayasuriya,Sisira TI - An Inward-Looking Economy in Transition: Economic Development in Burma since the 1960s SN - 9789971988470 PY - 1986///] CY - Singapore : PB - ISEAS Publishing, KW - BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economic History KW - bisacsh N1 - Frontmatter --; Contents --; List of Tables --; List of Figures --; Notes --; Introduction --; I. Burmese Development in Regional Perspective --; II. Planning, Ideology and the Role of Government --; III. Macro-Economic Performance --; IV. Foreign Trade and Balance of Payments --; V. Sectoral Developments --; VI. Social Development --; VII. Future Prospects --; Appendix --; Bibliography --; THE AUTHORS; restricted access; Issued also in print N2 - This account and analysis of economic development in Burma since 1962 sheds light on the economics of socialism in a very poor inward-looking economy especially after the mid-1970s. The study examines the evolution of development planning, recent macroeconomic developments, and the composition, pattern and direction of foreign trade, including the balance of payments and exernal debt. It also analyses the principal economic sectors, especially agriculture and industry, and gives a brief assessment of social developments and future prospects UR - https://doi.org/10.1355/9789814376808 UR - https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9789814376808 UR - https://www.degruyter.com/cover/covers/9789814376808.jpg ER -