Contents

pp v-vii

List of Tables

pp viii-ix

List of Figures

pp x-x

Background on the ANU 2011 Myanmar/Burma Update Conference

pp xi-xii

Acknowledgements

pp xiii-xiv

Contributors and Editors

pp xv-xvi

Note on Terminology and Geographical Names

pp xvii-xvii

Map of Myanmar

pp xviii-xviii

Part I - Overview

pp 1-2

1 - Interpreting the Transition in Myanmar

pp 3-20

Part II - Introduction

pp 21-22

2 - White Elephants and Black Swans: Thoughts on Myanmar's Recent History and Possible Futures

pp 23-36

Part III - Political Update

pp 37-38

3 - Myanmar's Political Landscape Following the 2010 Elections: Starting with a Glass Nine-Tenths Empty?

pp 39-51

4 - Ceasing Ceasefire? Kachin Politics Beyond the Stalemates

pp 52-71

5 - Perceptions of the State and Citizenship in Light of the 2010 Myanmar Elections

pp 72-88

6 - The Burmese Jade Trail: Transnational Networks, China and the (Relative) Impact of International Sanctions on Myanmar's Gems

pp 89-116

Part IV - Economic Update

pp 117-118

7 - Taking Stock of Myanmar's Economy in 2011

pp 119-136

8 - Reform and Its Limits in Myanmar's Fiscal State

pp 137-155

9 - Devising a New Agricultural Strategy to Enhance Myanmar's Rural Economy

pp 156-182

Part V - The Role of the Media

pp 183-184

10 - The Role of the Media in Myanmar: Can It Be a Watchdog for Corruption?

pp 185-203

11 - The Emergence of Myanmar Weekly News Journals and Their Development in Recent Years

pp 204-214

Part VI - The Rule of Law

pp 215-216

12 - Critical Issues for the Rule of Law in Myanmar

pp 217-230

13 - Myanmar's Courts and the Sounds Money Makes

pp 231-248

14 - The “New” Supreme Court and Constitutional Tribunal: Marginal Improvement for Judicial Independence or More of the Same?

pp 249-268

Part VII - The Continued Importance of International Assistance

pp 269-270