By Nehginpao Kipgen January 02, 2011 http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/opinion/interethnic-agreement-in-burma-long-overdue/414612
On Tuesday, Burma will celebrate its 63rd independence day. It was on this day in 1948, the Union of Burma was granted independence by the British. Over six decades have passed since independence, but the crux of the conflicts within the country still remains unresolved.
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Joseph E. Stiglitz is University Professor at Columbia University and a Nobel laureate in Economics. His latest book, Freefall: Free Markets and the Sinking of the Global Economy, is available [...]
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