Myanmar Development Resource Institute

The Myanmar Development Resource Institute (Burmese: မြန်မာ့ဖွံ့ဖြိုး တိုးတက်ရေး အရင်းအမြစ် အဖွဲ့အစည်း, abbreviated MDRI) is an independent think tank and economic and social policy research organization based in Yangon, Myanmar.[1] MDRI consists of 3 specialized centers, namely the Centre for Economic and Social Development (CESD), Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) and the Centre for Legal Affairs.[2][3]

Myanmar Development Resource Institute
မြန်မာ့ဖွံ့ဖြိုး တိုးတက်ရေး အရင်းအမြစ် အဖွဲ့အစည်း
AbbreviationMDRI
Formation2012 (2012)
TypePolicy think tank
HeadquartersHlaing Township
Location
SubsidiariesCentre for Economic and Social Development (CESD), Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) and the Centre for Legal Affairs

MRDI was initially proposed by Burmese economist U Myint in May 2011, in a paper entitled “Reducing Poverty in Myanmar: The Way Forward,” to combat poverty.[4] The Institute was then founded the following year, by U Myint and other advisors to President Thein Sein.[5]

References
  1. Clapp, Priscilla; Suzanne DiMaggio (16 February 2012). "Advancing Myanmar's Transition: A Way Forward for U.S. Policy" (PDF). Retrieved 25 June 2015.
  2. Rieffel, Lex (September 2012). "The Myanmar Economy: Tough Choices". The Brookings Institution. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
  3. Nixon, Hamish; Cindy Joelene; Kyi Pyar Chit Saw; Thet Aung Lynn; Matthew Arnold (September 2013). "State and Region Governments in Myanmar" (PDF). The Asia Foundation. MDRI-CESD. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
  4. Nyunt Win (30 May 2011). "Economist proposes formation of development resource institute". Myanmar Times. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
  5. "Myanmar Development Resource Institute". Sustainable Development Solutions Network. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
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