A timely reflection on law, development and economics through empirical and comparative perspectives on the case of Myanmar.

1. Understanding the business of transition in Myanmar Melissa Crouch; 2. Labour standards and international investment in Myanmar Michele Ford, Michael Gillan and Htwe Htwe Thein; 3. The extractive industries transparency initiative: new openings for civil society in Myanmar Adam Simpson; 4. The risky business of transformation: social enterprise in Myanmar's emerging democracy John Dale and David Kyle; 5. Microfinance in Myanmar: unleashing the potential Sean Turnell; 6. The governance of local businesses in Myanmar: confronting the legacies of military rule Matthew Arnold; 7. Special economic zones: gateway or roadblock to reform? Josh Wood; 8. Facing the concentrated burden of development: local responses to Myanmar's special economic zones Lauren Nishimura; 9. Top-down transitions and the politics of US sanctions Catherine Renshaw; 10. The politics of aid in Myanmar Tim Frewer.