Workshop on Myanmar's Economic Development Held at JICA-RI

Put together with the aim to envision the future of Myanmar's economic development, the report includes papers covering diverse aspects of the country such as: Myanmar's economic history, analysis of official statistics, macro economy, problems in its dual exchange rate system, agriculture and rural development, industrial development, and the status and challenges of social infrastructure development.

Of the nine authors who contributed to the research, the following seven attended the workshop including Konosuke Odaka (project leader and professor emeritus at Hitotsubashi University.) Also in attendance were five commentators, who pointed out, among other things, that the report should reflect the recent development after the transition to civilian rule taken place this spring as much as possible, and should also place more emphasis on the perspective of political economy.

The research team plans to revise the report to include the remarks above and publish the final version in Japanese shortly. A publication for international audiences is also being considered.