Includes bibliographical references and index.

The evolution and salience of Burma's national political culture / Josef Silverstein -- Political values and political conflict in Burma / R.H. Taylor -- On time warps and warped time : lessons from Burma's "democratic era" / Mary P. Callahan -- From isolation to relevance : policy considerations / Marvin C. Ott -- The Armed Forces and military rule in Burma / Andrew Selth -- Burma's role in regional security--pawn or pivot? / J. Mohan Malik -- Ethnicity and Civil War in Burma : where is the rationality? / Ananda Rajah -- Development prospects for Burma : cycles and trends / David Dapice -- Drugs and economic growth : ethnicity and exports / Bertil Lintner -- Burma : the booming drug trade / Robert S. Gelbard -- The New Burma Road (paved by polytechnologies?) / Frank S. Jannuzi -- Foreign direct investment in Burma : trends, determinants, and prospects / Mark Mason -- The State's role in education in Burma : an overview / John J. Brandon -- Health in Burma : an interpretive review / David A. Chandler -- The road to political recovery : the salience of politics in economics / David I. Steinberg.