" Dr Turnell’s paper for SAC-M shines a much-needed light on Myanmar’s economy under the current military junta. It presents a clear picture of where the military’s funds come from and what needs to
be done to cut the cash. But it goes further than that. It presents the steps that need to be taken, commencing at once, to begin building a prosperous economy for a new, federal democratic
Myanmar. The task of building this new economy need not and cannot wait until the military is defeated. It must be underway now. In fact, this new economy is already being built in the parts of
Myanmar already under the control of the resistance organisations. The economic struggle must be waged alongside the military struggle and the political struggle.
The paper also indicates what individual states, private corporations and the international system can do to support change in Myanmar. Its analysis and recommendations will provoke policy discussion
and financial action. The struggle in Myanmar is in the hands of the peoples of Myanmar but they look for international support. Here is how it can be provided "