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Why peace and land security is key to Burma's democratic future
May 2012
Tom Kramer

Analysis of the social costs of large-scale Chinese-supported rubber farms in northern Burma suggests that the future for ordinary citizens will be affected as much by the country's chosen economic path as the political reforms underway. 

Assessing Burma/Myanmar’s New Government
April 2012

Burma is in the midst of its most important period of political transition in over two decades. TNI and BCN hosted a conference to look at the challenges and opportunities in five key areas: politics, ethnic relations, the economy, social and humanitarian affairs, and the...

Burma Policy Briefings
Tackle Burma's Drugs Problem
April 2012
Martin Jelsma
Tom Kramer

Policy priorities should focus on how best to manage and reduce the many health and social harms associated with the reality of a persistent and ever changing drugs market. 

Jakarta Water Privatization Today: Dried Water Tap or Change
March 2012
By Irfan Zamzami, Amrta Institute for Water Literacy

With protests, rallies and petitions, the message from the public has been clear: the water service in Jakarta should be re-municipalised, to save the water system from financial ruin and the water service from a profit-oriented private sector.

Financing Dispossession
February 2012
Tom Kramer
 Kevin Woods

China’s opium crop substitution programme has very little to do with providing mechanisms to decrease reliance on poppy cultivation or provide alternative livelihoods for ex-poppy growers. Financing dispossession is not development.

Drugs&Democracy - Transnational Institute
Ending Burma’s Conflict Cycle?
February 2012

Peace does not just involve the government and ethnic armed opposition groups, but involves all of Burma's citizens.

TNI-BCN Burma Policy Briefing No. 8. February 2012
Civil Society Gaining Ground
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November 2011
Tom Kramer

Local organisations have adopted different strategies towards the authoritarian government in Burma. Focussing on the dynamics of civil society Tom Kramer looks into the possibilities and risks of growing international interest in engagement with these groups.

Land, conflict and the challenge of pro-poor peace-building
October 2011
Jennifer Franco
Jun Borras

There is a lot of contention over approaches to land reform policy, in terms of how to involve the state, the market and communities; but what matters most for a socio-economically and politically sustainable solution, is that the policy is genuinely 'pro-poor'.

Amphetamine Type Stimulants and Harm Reduction
October 2011
Tom Blickman

Little is known about the methamphetamine market in the region, but there are strong indications that the situation is deteriorating with substances becoming stronger, methods of use more harmful and the number of users steadily increasing. There is an urgent need for donors and governments to...

Drug Policy Briefing Nr. 37
New Biofuel Project in Isabela
October 2011
Jennifer Franco
 Danny Carranza and Joann Fernandez (Rightsnet)

A Philippines biofuel project would appear to fit the World Bank's definition of a "win-win" scenario with its promise of jobs and conversion of 'idle land'. However a closer look unveils corporate manipulation, political corruption and exploitation of subsistence farmers that typically...

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