The political economy of the opium/heroin trade in Shan State, Myanmar, 1988-2012

This thesis examines the relationship between processes of state consolidation and the illicit opium/heroin economy in Shan State since 1988. Over the past twenty-five years, the government of Myanmar (Burma) has established greater authority over large parts of Shan State, neutralizing much of the...

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Main Author: Meehan, Patrick
Published: SOAS, University of London 2016
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.698202