The Impact of the confiscation of Land, Labor, Capital Assets and forced relocation in Burma by the military regime

1. Introduction 1;
2. Historical Context and Current Implications of the State Taking Control
of People, Land and Livelihood 2;
2.1. Under the Democratically Elected Government 2;
2.1.1. The Land Nationalization Act 1953 2;
2.1.2. The Agricultural Lands Act 1953 2;
3. Under the Revolutionary Council (1962-1974) 2;
3.1. The Tenancy Act 1963 3;
3.2. The Protection of the Right of Cultivation Act, 1963 3;
4. The State Gains Further Control over the Livelihoods of Households 3;
4.1. Under the Burma Socialist Programme Party (BSPP) Rule (1974 - 1988) 3;
4.1.1 Land Policy and Institutional Reforms 3;
4.2 Under the Military Rule II - SLORC/SPDC (1988 - present) 4;
4.2.1. Keeping it Together: Agriculture, Economy, and Rural Livelihood 5;
5. Militarization of Rural Economy 8;
5.1. Land confiscation 8;
5. 2. Land reclamation 11;
5.3. Military Agricultural Projects 13;
5.4. The Fleecing of Burmese Farmers 15;
5.5. Procurement 17;
5.5.1. Other crops 20;
5.5.2. Farmers tortured in Mon State 23;
6. Forced Relocation and Disparity of Income and wealth 25;
7. Conclusion 29...
APPENDICES NOT YET ACQUIRED
Appendix 1. Summary Report on Human Rights Violations by SPDC and
DKBA Troops in 7 Districts of KNU ( 2000 to 2002) 31;
Appendix 2. Forced labor by SPDC troops on road construction from
Pa-pun to Kamamaung in 2003 38;
Appendix 3. Survey Questionnaires (Ward/village and Household - in Burmese) 45.