Income distribution and poverty in irrigated and rainfed ecosystems: The Myanmar case
YT Garcia, AG Garcia, M Oo, M Hossain - Economic and Political Weekly, 2000 - JSTOR
Myanmar, a socialist country with a distinct political set-up began a nationwide programme
to intensify rice production through the expansion of irrigation facilities and use of modern
technology in the early 1990s. This paper assesses the impacts of recent government
initiatives on income distribution and poverty under two varying ecosystems, irrigated and
rainfed, based on an intensive household survey in four villages during 1996. Major findings
indicate that the recent government's policy on the promotion of modern rice technology and …
to intensify rice production through the expansion of irrigation facilities and use of modern
technology in the early 1990s. This paper assesses the impacts of recent government
initiatives on income distribution and poverty under two varying ecosystems, irrigated and
rainfed, based on an intensive household survey in four villages during 1996. Major findings
indicate that the recent government's policy on the promotion of modern rice technology and …