Myanmar's Integration with the World

Prabir De is a Professor at the Research and Information System for Developing Countries (RIS), New Delhi, India. He is also the Coordinator of ASEAN-India Centre (AIC). De works in the field of international economics and has research interests in international trade and development. He was a Visiting Fellow of the Institute of Developing Economies (IDE-JETRO), Tokyo, Japan; Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI), Tokyo, Japan; and Visiting Senior Fellow of United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP), Bangkok, Thailand. He has been conducting policy research for several national and international organisations. He has a PhD in Economics from Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India. He has contributed several research papers in international journals and written books on trade and development. Ajitava Raychaudhuri is Professor and former Head and Coordinator of Centre for Advanced Studies, Department of Economics, Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India. A PhD from American University, USA, he was a senior Fulbright Scholar at Economic Growth Center, Yale University, USA and Reid Hall Scholar in Residence of Columbia University, Paris Campus, France. He has undertaken several important projects from UNESCAP, ADB, World Bank, UNDP, PEP, etc. He has also written numerous papers in international and national journals and edited books.