Twilight in Burma
Independence and After
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2845494 |
|---|---|
| Authors | J S Furnivall (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1949 |
| Volume | 22 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 155 |
| Publication date | 1949-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Pacific Affairs (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0030-851X • E-ISSN: 1715-3379 |
| Publisher | JSTOR (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/2751593 |
| OpenAlex | W2315136804 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
THE new Constitution of Burma, approved by Constituent Assembly in September I947, was a remarkable document. It expressed national resolve of the people of Burma including Frontier Areas and Karenni States to establish in strength and unity a sovereign independent State, to maintain social order on basis of eternal principles of Justice, Liberty and Equality, and to guarantee and secure to all citizens Justice, social, economic and political; Liberty of thought, expression, belief, faith, worship, vocation and association; and Equality of status, of opportunity and before Law. At one stroke it purported to abolish racial particularism and plural society, systems characteristic respectively of political and economic aspects of colonial rule. Politically it united all of races and peoples of Burma with their own consent in Union of Burma, governed by a common Parliament with two Chambers, and in Upper Chamber minor races, despite their numerical inferiority, held more seats than Burmese. The economic solution was less happy. Formerly Burmans had appealed to Liberal doctrine in order to weaken British Government; now reintegration of Burma required a strong Government. Within a single document Constitution attempted to reconcile Socialist aspirations demanding all-pervasive Government activity with all of safeguards devised by liberal tradition to render Government inactive. Here lay seeds of future conflict. For younger men who would make law were socialists, and judges who would interpret law were men of an older generation, soaked in liberal tradition. The new Government entered on its task with enthusiasm and energy. It boldly attempted all that former Government should have done and perhaps could have done; but it was working with
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| Unique citing works | 4 |
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| Citations per year | 0,05 |
| Citation span | 1953 - 2013 (61) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |