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Opium and ‘Development’ in Myanmar: the political economy of a resurgent crop

Aug 4, 2017 Patrick Meehan

Shan State is the source of over 95 percent of opium in Southeast Asia. Over the past three decades, demand for and addiction to opium derivatives has risen dramatically in the region, often with devastating effects for communities throughout Myanmar.

Opium and ‘Development’ in Myanmar: the political economy of a resurgent crop

Aug 4, 2017 Patrick Meehan T.notes

Shan State is the source of over 95 percent of opium in Southeast Asia. Over the past three decades, demand for and addiction to opium derivatives has risen dramatically in the region, often with devastating effects for communities throughout Myanmar.

L’oppio e la povertà provocata dallo “sviluppo” nello Stato Shan

Aug 2, 2017 Patrick Meehan

Il Myanmar è il secondo produttore mondiale di oppio illegale, dietro soltanto all’Afghanistan. Gran parte delle coltivazioni illecite è prodotta da contadini indigenti nelle...   Read More

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