...This chapter discusses the government reform process implemented during the early 1990s. This political transition was a top-down approach, initiated and implemented by the regime—particularly by Than Shwe's successor, President Thein Sein, along with the vital participation of Aung San Suu Kyi...

...This concluding chapter offers a cautious outlook into Burma's progress. It argues that, although Burma has certainly progressed since 2011, when President Thein Sein took over, in important respects little has changed. The chapter presents the plight of the Rohingya and the Burmese government's...