World Bank2015-11-202015-11-202014-11https://hdl.handle.net/10986/23121Myanmar is going through a critical transformation in its development path - from isolation and fragmentation to openness and integration; and from pervasive state control, exclusion, and individual disengagement, to inclusion, participation, and empowerment. This dual shift is happening against a backdrop of broader political reforms that started in 2011 when a new administration took office. The country’s transition after the planned elections in 2015 will be a major test of the progress on political reforms. There remain risks of political instability, policy discontinuity, and stalled reforms due to vested interests.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOABSOLUTE POVERTYACCESS TO ELECTRICITYACCESS TO INFORMATIONACCESS TO SERVICESACCOUNTINGAGRICULTURAL EMPLOYMENTAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITYBALANCE OF PAYMENTSBALANCE SHEETCHANGES IN POVERTYCIVIL SOCIETYCOMMERCIAL BANKCOMMERCIAL BANK BRANCHESCOMMERCIAL BANKSCOMPARATOR COUNTRIESCONFLICTCONSUMPTION BASKETCREDITORSCROP LOSSDATA ISSUESDECENTRALIZATIONDEVELOPMENT BANKDEVELOPMENT INDICATORSDEVELOPMENT REPORTDIMENSIONS OF POVERTYDISADVANTAGED GROUPSDIVERSIFICATIONDURABLEDURABLE GOODSECOLOGICAL ZONESECONOMIC ACTIVITYECONOMIC GROWTHECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIESENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITYETHNIC MINORITYETHNIC MINORITY GROUPSEXCHANGE RATEEXCHANGE RATESEXPENDITURESEXTERNAL DEBTEXTREME POVERTYFARM LABORFARMERSFINANCIAL ASSETSFINANCIAL SECTORFOOD SECURITYFOREIGN CURRENCYGEOGRAPHIC REGIONSGINI COEFFICIENTGOVERNMENT CAPACITYGOVERNMENT POLICIESGOVERNMENT REVENUESGROWTH RATEGROWTH RATESHEALTH EXPENDITUREHIGH POVERTYHOLDINGHOUSEHOLD SURVEYHOUSEHOLD WELFAREHUMAN CAPITALHUMAN DEVELOPMENTHUMAN RIGHTSIMPACT ON POVERTYINCIDENCE OF POVERTYINCOMEINCOME POVERTYINEQUALITYINFORMAL EMPLOYMENTINTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENTINTERNATIONAL MARKETINTERNATIONAL MARKETSINTERNATIONAL TRADEINVESTMENT CLIMATELABOR FORCELAND OWNERSHIPMACROECONOMIC ENVIRONMENTMACROECONOMIC MANAGEMENTMACROECONOMIC POLICIESMACROECONOMIC STABILITYMARKET ACCESSMATERNAL MORTALITYMEDIUM TERMMICRO-ENTERPRISESMICROFINANCEMOBILE PHONENATIONAL ACCOUNTSNEGATIVE IMPACTNON-INCOME DIMENSIONSOPIUMOPIUM CULTIVATIONOPIUM POPPYPOORPOOR GOVERNANCEPOPULATION SHAREPOVERTY DIAGNOSTICPOVERTY ESTIMATESPOVERTY LINEPOVERTY PROFILEPOVERTY RATEPOVERTY RATESPOVERTY REDUCTIONPOVERTY RISKPRIMARY HEALTH CAREPRIVATE INVESTMENTPRIVATE INVESTORSPUBLIC EXPENDITUREPUBLIC SECTORRAPID GROWTHREAL EXCHANGE RATEREDUCING POVERTYREFORM PROGRAMRETURNSRURALRURAL AREASRURAL INFRASTRUCTURERURAL LIVELIHOODSSAFEGUARDSSANITATIONSELF-EMPLOYMENTSIGNIFICANT IMPACTSKILLED LABORSPATIAL DISTRIBUTIONSTATE ENTERPRISESSTRUCTURAL TRANSFORMATIONSUBSISTENCESUSTAINABLE GROWTHTARGETINGTRADINGTRANSPARENCYTRUST FUNDURBAN AREASVULNERABILITY TO POVERTYWIDESPREAD POVERTYYIELD DATAReportWorld Bank10.1596/23121