Aung Ko Ko Toe

Paper 2

Political Science 01 – Domestic Politics in Myanmar

28th January, 2017

Trend of Myanmar Development

Myanmar practiced difference economic system since independence from colonial rule. StateCapitalism practiced in parliamentary democracy period (1948 – 62). After ruling revolutionarycouncil in 1962, it started socialist economic system. Nationalization was the key player forsocialist system and the main respondent for general economic recession in Burma.Nationalization was greatest worst policy for market in Burma. Bank and other private enterprisefailed down to growth under socialist government rule. Incentive that the key important ofmarket economy damaged by nationalization policy. Incentive is the life of Market. Statesponsor capitalism die in the level of embryo.

After 8888 uprising, military junta rule about 22 years. Although military regime started marketeconomy since 1991, only cronyism grew up now. In the long time, corruption accompanies withcronyism. Especially, bureaucracy became very corrupt mechanism. Myanmar military regimeinitiates the whole of civilian administration under army control. Than Shwe substitute ex-generals in all of the administrative departments. Except of some departments, all civil servicedepartments became like as army system. It was the started point of bureaucracy damage.

Damaging of civil service sector is the starting of wealth distribution system. But also it isdamage of property right. UNDP measures to development by three scales. These are literacyrate, living standard and life expectancy. Living standard of people depends upon economicgrowth. Economic growth depends on productivity rate. Productivity rate depends on jobs,especially productivity skill of people. In the place of many jobless where can’t flourisheconomic progress. Property right was unstable under rule of military regime. Finally, Myanmararmy became driving gang with economic interest for generals. This should not. Focusing oneconomic interest among generals are able to destroy military professionalism of army. Militaryprofessionalism is very important in the place of democratic state building. It should rebuildprofessionalism by future leader.

Myanmar reached about 20 years over under military driven economic system or cronyism. ThanShwe establish focus on infrastructure all over the country. In this implementation, he wrongsmany policies as like as dam constructions and high entering illegal Chinese. His immigrationpolicy is the primary root cause of ethnic and religious conflicts currently. There is no domesticstability, there can’t be investment. If there is no investment, there is no economic progress. Ifthere can’t be establish upon economic progress, can’t guarantee to development. Developmentdepends on stainable improvement of all sectors in the countries.