1. Overview -- Political update: 2. The dramatic events of 2007 in Myanmar: domestic and international implications -- 3. Internal dynamics of the Burmese military: before, during and after the 2007 demonstrations -- Economic update: 4. Myanmar's GDP growth and investment: lessons from a historical perspective -- 5. Migrant-worker remittances and Burma: an economic analysis of survey results -- 6. Myanmar's economic relations with China: who benefits and who pays? -- Education and health update -- 7. Myanmar education: challenges, prospects and options -- 8. Evolving education in Myanmar: the interplay of state, business and the community -- 9. The (re)-emergence of civil society in areas of state weakness: the case of education in Burma/Myanma -- 10. Islamic education in Myanmar: a case study -- 11. Contemporary medical pluralism in Burma -- 12. Health security among internally displaced and vulnerable populations in eastern Burma