A U.S. Asian-Pacific Pivot Point: Burma’s Natural Resources
Publisher: Kirk Talbott, John Waugh, and Douglas Batson (PRISM Vol. 4 No. 3 p.111)
Date: 2013
Topics: Economic Recovery, Extractive Resources, Governance, Land
Countries: Myanmar
Good governance, encompassing both business and human rights agendas, provides just the anchor that U.S. foreign policy needs to interface with, as opposed to intervene in, 'the new Burma.' This article argues for strengthening land tenure and community-based property rights and agreements for the equitable sharing of natural resources as a point of entry for the U.S. to support Burma’s transition.