The Conflict Resource Economy and Pathways to Peace in Burma
Publisher: US Institute of Peace
Author(s): Kevin M. Woods
Date: 2018
Topics: Conflict Prevention, Economic Recovery, Governance, Land, Peace Agreements, Renewable Resources
Countries: Myanmar
Burma’s natural resource economy is inextricably tied to the ongoing armed conflict within the country. Questions of who has what ownership rights over what resources and how these resources can be more equitably shared with the wider population loom large. This report focuses on Burma’s resource-rich ethnic states and territories near the borders with China and Thailand and suggests that a more robust, accountable, and equitable system for managing the country’s resource wealth can help lay down the pathways to peace.