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Southeast Asia had a recent history (about 500 years back) of being very wealthy, surpassing Europe. Why is Southeast Asia today in general less developed? Even though Europe just came out of a war less than a century back?

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Why are Southeast Asian countries nowadays are, on average, less developed than Europe, while having a similarly long history and extensive trade routes?

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Southeast Asia had a recent history (about 500 years back) of being very wealthy, surpassing Europe. Why is Southeast Asia today in general less developed? Even though Europe just came out of a war less than a century back?	0
Why are Southeast Asian countries nowadays are, on average, less developed than Europe, while having a similarly long history and extensive trade routes?	0