"Myanmar is undergoing political, economic and social transitions. Peace negotiations involving the government, military and ethnic armed groups have led to an agreement—in principle—to move towards a federal union. This could have major implications for natural resource governance. Historically, national institutions have primarily been responsible for managing the country?s resources. However, demands for more subnational control are widespread. Drawing primarily on case studies from the Asia-Pacific region, Natural Resource Federalism: Considerations for Myanmar presents policy-makers with a framework for thinking through the range of natural resource governance responsibilities and the models used by different countries for conferring greater influence to subnational institutions..."