Structural transformation towards a modern economy: Upgrading agriculture, manufacturing and services

Myanmar possesses vast assets and opportunities that enable it to modernise the agricultural sector and to pursue a potentially structural economic transformation towards a modern economy. This chapter focuses on measures to modernise the agricultural sector and promote the transformation towards a manufacturing and services-based economy. Importantly, while services can become important drivers of growth in developing countries, this can only be achieved in tandem with growing the manufacturing sector. Moreover, modernising the agricultural sector by building linkages to complementary non-agricultural activities can initiate a structural transformation towards a more manufacturing and service-based economy.