Background
Maung, Mya was born on January 5, 1933 in Kyaiklat, Burma. Came to the United States, 1954. Son of University Kauk and Day Aye Mayaing.
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Although political upheavals and mass killings in the Socialist Republic of Burma (Myanmar) have received a great deal of international attention, scholars and journalists until now have failed to identify the unique underlying factors that produced this situation and helped to maintain military dictatorship under Ne Win's successors. Mya Maung looks into the deeper sources of Burmese behavior, focusing on the ancient tradition of sacred despotic rule, the undermining of social and cultural life during the British colonial period, and the impact of conflicting cultural realities on a Communist military elite whose attempts to reinstate absolute authority compounded their gross mismanagement of economic development. Maung presents an overview of the contradictions and biases expressed by writers--both foreign and Burmese--who have attempted to understand the Burmese and their country's recent history. He next describes a traditional society in which authoritarian rule existed side by side with a marked degree of social freedom and egalitarianism. Maung discusses the far-reaching impact of colonialism, the transition to independence, the Socialist military takeover, and the progressive repression and economic failures that led ultimately to economic collapse. Maung concludes with an examination of Burma's potential for utilizing its resources effectively and developing a stable economy in the transition to capitalism. Based on field research, hundreds of interviews, and Maung's firsthand knowledge of Burmese culture, this analysis contributes a balanced perspective and new information crucial to our understanding of a society that has been largely closed to outsiders for more than two decades.
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Maung, Mya was born on January 5, 1933 in Kyaiklat, Burma. Came to the United States, 1954. Son of University Kauk and Day Aye Mayaing.
Bachelor in Economics, University Rangoon, 1953. Master of Arts in Economics, University Michigan, 1957. Doctor of Philosophy in Economics, Catholic University, 1961.
Director research, Government Burma Asia Foundation, Burma, 1961-1962;
associate professor and chairman economics department, Defense Svc. Academy, Maymyo, Burma, 1962-1963;
assistant professor economics, Kansas State Teachers College, Emporia, 1963-1964;
assistant professor economics, South Dakot State University, Brookings, 1964-1966;
associate professor finance, Boston College School Management, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, 1966-1974;
professor, Boston College School Management, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, since 1975. Research consultant Center Community Economics Development, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1972, National.Financiera, S.A., Mexico, 1973.
Research associate Fletcher School Law, Medford, Massachusetts, 1969-1971, 73, 74.
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Married Delia Vargas, 1978 (divorced). 1 child, Christopher.