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    Democratic Myths in Myanmar’s Transition

    Aung, Lin Htet | December 2016
    Abstract
    The people of Myanmar voted in the NLD in the November 2015 elections, throwing their belief behind the NLD election promise of “real change.” But in practice, even before change could really take place, the majority of NLD members had to spend much of their time in preparations to take over administrative and economic priorities. Despite widespread public expectations of change for real, the reality was that not all the bureaucracy could be expected to work in line with the NLD’s priorities for change, as, under the 2008 Constitution, the ministries for defence, home affairs, and border affairs would have ministers appointed by the Commander-in-Chief. . The people of Myanmar have been anticipating “democracy” since the 1988 democracy protests that catalysed a nation-wide uprising. The 2015 elections thus showed people revealing their high hopes for the NLD and for Daw Aung San Suu Kyi to assume a leading role in the country’s politics. The people’s desire for a democratic state was reaffirmed by the installation of a true civilian President, U Htin Kyaw which seemed to indicate that political objectives had been accomplished. In fact, the game has just begun. State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi has highlighted in her address to the United Nations General Assembly in New York on 21 September 2016 that the democratization of Myanmar is just the beginning of the road. The NLD-led government thus needs to prove by performance, and produce tangible results within the limitations of conditions handed over from previous military governments. In such a scenario, the NLD-led government is dealing with a mix of expectations and myths.
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    Aung, Lin Htet. 2016. Democratic Myths in Myanmar’s Transition. © ISEAS Yusof Ishak Institute. http://hdl.handle.net/11540/10528.
    ISSN
    2335-6677
    Keywords
    Civil Society Development
    Agricultural And Rural Development
    Development In East Asia
    Infrastructure Development Projects
    Institutional Development
    Millennium Development Goals
    Policy Development
    Social Development Programs
    Social Development
    Business Startups
    New Business Planning
    Rural planning
    Aid coordination
    Industrial projects
    Infrastructure projects
    Natural resources policy
    Educational development
    Cultural Development
    Development Economics
    Development Issues
    Rural planning
    Aid coordination
    Industrial projects
    Infrastructure projects
    Natural resources policy
    Educational development
    Development Issues
    Civil government
    Common good
    Federal government
    Delivery of government services
    Government missions
    Social participation
    Political participation
    Community banks
    Business planning
    Infrastructure
    Sustainable urban development
    Social contract
    Communication in rural development
    Communication in community development
    Economic development projects
    Development banks
    Economic forecasting
    Environmental auditing
    Cumulative effects assessment
    Human rights and globalization
    Gender-based analysis
    Sex differences
    Job bias
    Equal employment opportunity
    Fair employment practice
    Social participation
    Political participation
    Human rights and globalization
    Government
    Political development
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