Grappling with Legitimacy

The Burmese transition that began in 2011 will be a protracted process. The main challenge now is to build a state in which democracy can take root and grow.

For the country to develop, it needs an informed and engaged citizenry that has the knowledge and freedom to question those in power.

China’s government looks to Singapore, the only country in the region to modernize without liberalizing, in hopes of finding the key to combining authoritarian rule with economic progress and “good…