A Study on Poverty and Socioeconomic Condition of Slums in Myanmar

• Project/Area Number: 15H06806
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity Start-up
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Research Field: Social welfare and social work studies
• Research Institution: Kumamoto Gakuen University
• Principal Investigator: AYE CHAN PWINT 熊本学園大学, 経済学部, 助教 (00732786)
• Project Period (FY): 2015-08-28 – 2017-03-31
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2016)
• Budget Amount: ¥910,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥210,000); Fiscal Year 2016: ¥130,000 (Direct Cost: ¥100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥30,000); Fiscal Year 2015: ¥780,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥180,000)
• Keywords: ミャンマーの貧困研究 / ミャンマーの社会経済状況 / ミャンマーの人間開発状況 / ミャンマーのスラム街研究 / ミャンマーの貧困 / ヤンゴン市の社会経済 / 東南アジアにおける大都市の貧困問題 / 社会福祉関係 / 経済政策 / ミャンマー大都市の社会経済

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This study attempts to verify the poverty mechanism in urban areas of Myanmar and socioeconomic development of slum area.Research Work 1： Introduce the literature review and the study background. Research Work2：Explain historical background and survey background.Research Work 3: Describe the general features of survey area and survey method.Research Work 4: Analysis of compiled data. This research could verify that,households with working age head of household (41-60) have a tendency to fall into extreme poverty,households with elderly head of household have a tendency to fall into relative poverty, the characteristics of poor households are large number of family members,send money back to family and relatives,household total revenue depends too much on head of household’s income. Besides this, provision of effective education and healthcare policies, better employment opportunities and business intelligence,social infrastructure improvements of slums are suggested.

Research Products

• [Journal Article] ミャンマーの大都市における貧困及び社会経済状況に関する研究－第二回ヤンゴン市の社会経済開発調査結果を基に－ (2017)
  • Author(s): AYE Chan Pwint
  • Journal Title: 海外事情研究 Volume: 44 Pages: 71-89
  • NAID: 120006349884
  • Open Access / Acknowledgement Compliant
• [Presentation] Poverty Eradication and Sustainable Development (2017)
  • Author(s): AYE Chan Pwint
  • Organizer: AURCED-MARCED 7th International Conference
  • Place of Presentation: Angkor University , Cambodia
  • Year and Date: 2017-03-27
  • Int'l Joint Research
• [Presentation] Poverty Analysis in Myanmar (2017)
  • Author(s): AYECHAN PWINT
  • Organizer: Angkor University Research Center for Economic Development, International Conference
  • Place of Presentation: Angkor University, Siem Reap, Cambodia
  • Year and Date: 2017-03-19
  • Int'l Joint Research
• [Presentation] 発展途上国における貧困の開発経済分析 (2016)
  • Author(s): AYECHAN PWINT
  • Organizer: 日本応用経済学会
  • Place of Presentation: 広島大学（東広島キャンパス、広島県東広島市）
  • Year and Date: 2016-06-25
• [Presentation] 開発経済学の視点から見たスラム街の開発問題ーミャンマー・ヤンゴン市の第二回開発調査結果を基に (2016)
  • Author(s): AYECHAN PWINT
  • Organizer: アジア市場経済学会、東アジア地域研究会合同研究会 （立命館大学国際地域研究所、中国企業システム研究会共催）
  • Place of Presentation: 大阪産業大学 (梅田サテライトキャンパス、大阪府大阪市）
  • Year and Date: 2016-03-05