Myanmar Unlocking the Potential:  A Strategy for High,  Sustained,  and Inclusive Growth

Ronald Findlay; Cyn-Young Park; Jean-Pierre Verbiest

Myanmar Unlocking the Potential: A Strategy for High, Sustained, and Inclusive Growth

Findlay, Ronald; Park, Cyn-Young; Verbiest, Jean-Pierre | July 2015

Abstract

Recognizing the need to formulate policy strategies for the changes it faces, Myanmar started a multifaceted reform process in 2011. This paper briefly reviews Myanmar’s history and its legacy, examines the economy and some of the main policy reforms undertaken since 2011, assesses development potential, and outlines medium- and long-term growth strategy based on the country’s specific context and international best experiences and practices.

Citation

Findlay, Ronald; Park, Cyn-Young; Verbiest, Jean-Pierre. 2015. Myanmar Unlocking the Potential: A Strategy for High, Sustained, and Inclusive Growth. © Asian Development Bank. http://hdl.handle.net/11540/5056. License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.

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2313-6537 (Print)2313-6545 (e-ISSN)

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