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Abstract: "Considering
health
in
the
broad
term
as
well–being
this
study
examines
changes
to
villagers’
lives
with
the
effect
of
privatization
and
modernization
policies.
It
explores
how
their
economy
is
related
to
the
changing
environment
in
both
time
and
space.
How
these
villagers
cope,
struggle
and
do
their
best
to
sustain
their
living
in
light
of
limited
resources
they
had
are
also
presented.
This
study
is
conducted
in
Htantaw
Village
in
the
area
of
Taungthaman
Lake
locating
in
the
ancient
Amarapura
Township
of
Mandalay
Division,
Myanmar.
Villagers,
from
different
ages,
occupations
and
economic
status,
were
interviewed
in
their
homes.
Focus
groups
were
used
in
the
first
section
of
the
data
collection
stage.
In
addition,
this
study
encouraged
village
leaders
participation
through
the
data
collection
process
such
as
through
drawing
a
Village
map,
talking
through
the
geographic
and
social
changes
in
the
village
and
villagers’
struggle
and
survival
strategies.
Before
1990,
Htantaw;
Village
is
a
typical
agricultural
based
village
where
villagers
worked
on
rice
farming,
wickerwork
and
livestock
breeding
such
as
duck
and
cow.
Initial socio
and
economic
changes
began
in
1996
when
the
water
draining
in
and
out
was
blocked
to
make
a
natural
Taungthaman
Lake
as
the
huge
fish–raising
ponds
by
the
military
government
which
later
issued
concession
of
fishing
in
a
nearby
lake
owned
by
a
private
company.
This
greatly
impacted
the
villager’s
livelihood
not
only
the
farming
family
but
also
duck
and
cow
raising
for
milk
too,
including
the
rice
farmers
as
their
paddy
field
and
agricultural
land
around
the
lake
had
been
flooded.
The
other
significant
social
change
was
in
2000
due
to
the
establishment
of
Yadanabon
University
providing
the
education
for
more
than
twenty
thousand
students
in
total
a
year.
The
village
has
become
crowded
not
only
with
students
moving
in
and
from
other
places
but
also
people
who
had
moved
in
as
workers
for
the
university.
Villagers
who
have
some
savings
started
the
room
rental
business
and
grocery
shops.
Some
started
small
business
es
such
as
restaurants,
mobile
phone
shops
and
café
shops,
beauty
salon
and
dress
making
shops.
The
social
tension
between
the
local
and
new
moving
in
has
been
mentioned
as
well
as
the
increasing
struggles
in
villagers’
life.
As
the
study
was
conducted
by
university
staff
members
with
the
participation
of
village
leaders,
its
results
will
be
used
in
further
discussions
to
build
a
relationship
between
academic
and
community
people
in
order
to
better
support
the
economic
and
educational
development
of
the
village
and
suggest
a
model
for
peaceful
learning
society
in
the
country.".....Paper delivered at the International Conference on Burma/Myanmar Studies: Burma/Myanmar in Transition: Connectivity, Changes and Challenges: University Academic Service Centre (UNISERV), Chiang Mai University, Thailand, 24-26 July 2015.
