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Poverty in Myanmar 50 the requirements of the markets. Tea picking is a low paid and highly seasonal job, but it could provide additional incomes to poor. Further potentials for agricultural and industrial development are seen in sugar production, for which the achievement of scale economies is substantial, and in the North and the border areas rubber plantations. Shan State is also well suited for livestock. Land is available, there just appears to be a necessity to reassess the grazing land, whose demarcation dates back to the British colonial government. Built upon the existing mineral deposit of the State, a cement industry for the expected construction boom should be fostered, as well as pig iron industry and low grade coal mining. Further advancing from these comparatively low value added industries, Shan could exploit its locational positioning at the cross of four important Asian Highway Routes. These routes will not necessarily convert Shan into a trading hub, but allow its industries to access markets in Thailand, India (Highway AH1/2) and China (Highway AH2/3/14). Its industrial development should therefore be oriented towards the demands in these nations, and towards input products and the potential competition from them. As in all other S/R, the Government needs to provide the enabling conditions for the economy to develop, including hard and soft infrastructure (roads, electricity, institutions, regulations) and supporting services.
Poverty in Myanmar 51 Final remarks Nowadays, Myanmar shows low levels of development in all dimensions, even with a reasonable poverty headcount measured in terms of expenditure or consumption of the households. At the same time, very low inequality –characteristic of more traditional or agrarian societies- is also accounted in the household surveys. The Gini coefficients, both for 2005 and 2010, are one of the lowest found worldwide. However, when the <strong>regional</strong> dimension is included, the level of disparity in all indicators becomes high, especially in terms of expenditures. The development potentials are also very heterogeneous among regions and states, as is explained in the second part of this document, but none of them seems to have a high level of unviability for reducing poverty and promotion of inclusive growth. The scope for policy interventions in order to improve the livelihood of the population is wide open, due to the lack of previous actions, but also because one of the most acute problems in the remote areas is the lack of stable and well remunerated employment. A State action oriented to either employ in the off season, or complement incomes (conditional cash transfers as child allowance or support to the elderly), can be very helpful in improving material conditions in the States and Regions.
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