Burma’s poverty of riches: natural gas and the voracious state

Sean Turnell

doi:10.1142/9789814313650_0008

Burma’s poverty of riches: natural gas and the voracious state

Sean Turnell^*

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Abstract

Burma’s recent emergence as a significant regional exporter of natural gas brings with it the promise of transforming the country’s finances. Redeeming this promise, however, will require wholesale reform of Burma’s fiscal and financial arrangements. Such reforms are as yet not in prospect. This chapter explores the financial potential of Burma’s gas exports, the danger that they could yield a “resource curse”, and the extent to which the state”s fiscal demands undermine the country’s economic progress.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Burma or Myanmar?
Subtitle of host publication	The Struggle for National Identity
Editors	Lowell Dittmer
Place of Publication	Singapore
Publisher	World Scientific Publishing
Pages	207-229
Number of pages	23
ISBN (Electronic)	9789814313650
ISBN (Print)	9814313645, 9789814313643
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1142/9789814313650_0008
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 2010

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