Myanmar Development Resource Institute
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မြန်မာ့ဖွံ့ဖြိုး တိုးတက်ရေး အရင်းအမြစ် အဖွဲ့အစည်း | |
| Abbreviation | MDRI |
|---|---|
| Formation | 2012 |
| Type | Policy think tank |
| Headquarters | Hlaing Township |
| Location | |
| Subsidiaries | Centre for Economic and Social Development (CESD), Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) and the Centre for Legal Affairs |
The Myanmar Development Resource Institute (Burmese: မြန်မာ့ဖွံ့ဖြိုး တိုးတက်ရေး အရင်းအမြစ် အဖွဲ့အစည်း, abbreviated MDRI) is an independent think tank and economic and social policy research organisation based in Yangon, Myanmar.[1] MDRI consists of three specialised centres, namely the Centre for Economic and Social Development (CESD), Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) and the Centre for Legal Affairs.[2][3]
MRDI was initially proposed by Burmese economist U Myint in May 2011, in a paper entitled "Reducing Poverty in Myanmar: The Way Forward".[4] The institute was then founded the following year, by U Myint and other advisors to President Thein Sein.[5]