Neither Inheritance nor Legacy: Leading the Myanmar State since Independence  

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Than, Tin Maung Maung

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: Contemporary Southeast Asia: A Journal of International and Strategic Affairs vol. 15 no. 01 (Jun. 1993), page 24-63.
Topik: Democratic; Myanmar

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The "succession problematique" in the context of state leadership juxtaposed with national security issues is examined from a historical perspective. This article traces the decline and demise of the ruling parties in post-independent Myanmar. The parliamentary system of governance apparently failed to maintain political stability in the face of factional struggles within the ruling party and the ascendent interventionist stance of the military. The post-colonial inheritance situation failed to resolve the problem of leadership succession and aggravated the national security dilemma, resulting in a military coup in 1962. The military's attempt to institute its legacy by way of the "Burmese Way to Socialism" proved illusory and was overturned by changing socio-economic circumstances. Imperatives of national security are supposed to be the raison d'etre for the military take-over in September 1988. As such, the military is engaged in the fashioning of a stable and orderly political configuration according to its corporate interests and perceptions on politics. Prevailing developments and trends which are of relevance to the institutionalization of leadership succession in a democratic environment are also identified.

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