Explain why some Southeast Asian countries experienced sustained economic growth and social development, whereas others have more generally experienced stagnation in the same period?
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Some governments, including those of Singapore, Malaysia, and Thailand, have been particularly forward looking in their management of their economies; strategic investments have been made, and support provided. Other governments, especially the Philippines, Burma, and Cambodia, have been plagued by a combination of dictators, military juntas, and corruption. Some, notably Burma, East Timor, Laos and Cambodia, also, have been adversely affected by decades of brutal armed conflict.
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