A comparative study of administrative development in Burma (Myanmar) since 1948
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U Myint Thein (2000). A comparative study of administrative development in Burma (Myanmar) since 1948. Retrieved from: http://repository.nida.ac.th/handle/662723737/740.
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A comparative study of administrative development in Burma (Myanmar) since 1948
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This research attempts to study comparatively the administrative development in
Burma (Myanmar) by classifying into three periods since its independence in 1948. The
major focus of this research is to study the impact on the characteristics of public
administration such as maintenance of law and order, public service delivery, corruption,
accountability, independence of civil service, and check and balance, by the forces of
influencing factors and contextual factors.
An open system approach is used to find out the constraints, limitations and
nourishments imposed by external environment on public administration. The researcher
interviewed twenty-three respondents with civil service, military or business background;
out of them twelve oral life stories were studied. The information thus collected was
verified with printed life stories and related literature, and analyzed to draw conclusions.
According to the findings, the dominating authority in the first period (democratic
regime, 1948-62) was a series of elected govemments whereas that in the second period
(military/ socialist regime, 1962-88) was made up of three layers with the military and
party fused at the top. The third period (military regime, 1988 to present) was, and still is,
dominated by pure military. The role of civil servants declined in the first period, later
was dumped under the military and party officials in the second period, and finally was
oppressed under the military regime. Consequently, many public servants become
undisciplined, corrupted and demoralized. Generally, public interest was not served
except in the first period. The quality of life of general public declined during the second period, but the market-oriented economy of the third period created a few quick-rich
people while fixed salary carners were much poorer.
From the comparative study, a number of lessons are learned for the future and
the researcher hints certain issues to be resolved in an administrative reform of Myanmar.
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Thesis (Ph.D. (Development Administration))--National Institute of Development Administration, 2000.