%0 Journal Article
%T A Comparative Study of State-Led Development in Myanmar (1988¨C2010) and Suharto¡¯s Indonesia: An Approach from the Developmental State Theory
%A Sai Khaing Myo Tun
%J Journal of Current Southeast Asian Affairs
%D 2011
%I German Institute of Global and Area Studies, (GIGA)
%X This article explores the institutionalization of state-led development in Myanmar after 1988 in comparison with Suharto¡¯s Indonesia. The analysis centres on the characteristics and theory of developmental states that emerged from the studies of East Asian countries like Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan. In Southeast Asia, Suharto¡¯s Indonesia was perceived as a successful case and was studied by scholars in line with the characteristics of the developmental state. The Tatmadaw (military) government in Myanmar was believed to follow the model of state-led development in Indonesia under Suharto where the military took the role of establishing economic and political development. However, Myanmar has yet to achieve its goal of building a successful state-led development. Therefore, this paper argues that implementing an efficient and effective institutionalization is essential for a successful state-led development (developmental state) in Myanmar.
%K Politics of Development
%K Myanmar
%K Suharto¡¯s Indonesia
%K state-led development
%K developmental state
%K institutionalization
%K 320
%K 321
%K 324
%K Southeast Asia
%K 1988-2010
%K Comparative Study
%U http://hup.sub.uni-hamburg.de/giga/jsaa/article/view/411