Jade or JADE? Debating international sanctions on Burma's gem industry

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Title:	Jade or JADE? Debating international sanctions on Burma's gem industry
Author:	Egreteau, Renaud
Date:	2011-10-13
Publisher:	Washington, D.C. : East-West Center in Washington
Abstract:	For centuries Burma has been prized for its high-quality gemstones, and today the Burmese gem industry continues to thrive at a furious pace despite international sanctions. Conventional estimates are that up to 90 percent of the world’s supply in rubies and 70 percent of premium jadeite is of Burmese-origin. Renaud Egreteau, Research Assistant Professor at the University of Hong Kong, discusses how Western-led international sanctions have failed to stem the trade in Burmese gemstones.
Series/Report No.:	Asia Pacific bulletin ; no.132
Description:	For more about the East-West Center, see http://www.eastwestcenter.org/
Pages/Duration:	2 p.
URI:	http://hdl.handle.net/10125/21489

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