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Von Der Mehden 1963, Burmese Way To Socialism
Von Der Mehden 1963, Burmese Way To Socialism
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"THE BURMESE WAY TO SOCIALISM"
'Union of Burma, The National Ideology and the Role of the Defense Services,
1959, p. 5.
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130 "THE BURMESE WAY TO SOCIALISM"
2 Ibid., p. 3.
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FRED R. von der MEHDEN 131
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132 "THE BURMESE WAY TO SOCIALISM"
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FRED R. von der MEHDEN 133
' Union of Burnia, The Constitution of the Burma Socialist Programme Party, 1962.
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134 "THE BURMESE WAY TO SOCIALISM"
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FRED R. von der MEHDEN 135
the time of Nu's return was remoulded into a cadre organization. This
is not to state that a similar future awaits the BSP, but the same obstacles
remain in the general apathy of the masses and the opposition of Burma's
maj or political parties.
So far, the "Burmese Way to Socialism" has not been outstandingly
successful in achieving any of the three aforementioned goals of new
national ideologies. Instead, it has discovered the dissension and obstacles
normal to attemDts to concretize and implement vague slogans.
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