Jade or JADE? Debating international sanctions on Burma's gem industry
| dc.contributor.author | Egreteau, Renaud | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2011-10-18T00:47:45Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2011-10-18T00:47:45Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2011-10-13 | |
| dc.description | For more about the East-West Center, see <a href="http://www.eastwestcenter.org/">http://www.eastwestcenter.org/</a> | |
| dc.description.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. | |
| dc.format.extent | 2 p. | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10125/21489 | |
| dc.language.iso | en-US | |
| dc.publisher | Washington, D.C. : East-West Center in Washington | |
| dc.relation.ispartofseries | Asia Pacific bulletin ; no.132 | |
| dc.title | Jade or JADE? Debating international sanctions on Burma's gem industry | |
| dc.type | Report | |
| dc.type.dcmi | Text |