Resources, Rent-seeking, and Reform in Thailand and Myanmar (Burma): the Economics-Politics nexus

James, Helen

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Resources, Rent-seeking, and Reform in Thailand and Myanmar (Burma): the Economics-Politics nexus

Date

2010

Authors

James, Helen

Publisher

University of California Press

Abstract

This article examines the economics-politics nexus in Thailand and Myanmar in the context of rent-seeking, revenues from oil and gas resources, and possible political reform.