Helen James is a Visiting Fellow with the Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, The Australian National University. She researches Thai and Myanmar history, politics and international relations with particular attention to civil society, human security, governance and sustainable development.

• Prologue  Acknowledgements  1. Introduction: Holistic and Human Security - Concepts and Contexts  2. The Security Discourse in Myanmar - Regime, State and People  3. The Seven Horsemen of the Apocalypes - Strategies for Effective Poverty Alleviation in Myanmar  4. Civil Society and the Political Ecology of Sustainable Development - Empowernment, Opportunity and Participation  5. Myanmar's External Relations in Regional Context - China, Japan, India, Thailand, ASEAN and BIMST-EC - Security Enhancement  6. Myanmar and the West - Sanctions, Security and Engagement  Conclusion: Towards a More Civil Society

Helen James is a Visiting Fellow with the Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, The Australian National University. She researches Thai and Myanmar history, politics and international relations with particular attention to civil society, human security, governance and sustainable development.

• Prologue  Acknowledgements  1. Introduction: Holistic and Human Security - Concepts and Contexts  2. The Security Discourse in Myanmar - Regime, State and People  3. The Seven Horsemen of the Apocalypes - Strategies for Effective Poverty Alleviation in Myanmar  4. Civil Society and the Political Ecology of Sustainable Development - Empowernment, Opportunity and Participation  5. Myanmar's External Relations in Regional Context - China, Japan, India, Thailand, ASEAN and BIMST-EC - Security Enhancement  6. Myanmar and the West - Sanctions, Security and Engagement  Conclusion: Towards a More Civil Society

Helen James is a Visiting Fellow with the Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, The Australian National University. She researches Thai and Myanmar history, politics and international relations with particular attention to civil society, human security, governance and sustainable development.

• Prologue  Acknowledgements  1. Introduction: Holistic and Human Security - Concepts and Contexts  2. The Security Discourse in Myanmar - Regime, State and People  3. The Seven Horsemen of the Apocalypes - Strategies for Effective Poverty Alleviation in Myanmar  4. Civil Society and the Political Ecology of Sustainable Development - Empowernment, Opportunity and Participation  5. Myanmar's External Relations in Regional Context - China, Japan, India, Thailand, ASEAN and BIMST-EC - Security Enhancement  6. Myanmar and the West - Sanctions, Security and Engagement  Conclusion: Towards a More Civil Society