Burma has had a very rough history and I wanna know what caused it to be super unstable and not that developed?
This is just a reminder to anyone wanting to answer this question that the 20 year rule applies here and you answer shouldn't go past 2002. Other than that, have at it!
More can always be said but you might find the answer to my old question by u/tansub interesting. It talks about the beginnings of military rule in Burma