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CAMBODIA POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC HISTORY

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University Cambodia is a country that is located in the South East Asian region and was formerly known as Kampuchea . The country has a population of more than thirteen million people and is bed on the west by Thailand , Laos in the North East and Vietnam to the East . Cambodia is the succession of the powerful empires in the region of the 11th and 14th centuries such a as the Hindu . Thus the country 's politics , culture and art

reflect traits of Indian culture . There are some historic and contemporary political and economic problems that have faced this nation and are currently affecting this nation . This is what this essay is gong to discuss about . It will briefly analyze Cambodian history and to be specific on its economy and politics and these problems that have continued to persist (Torfin , 2004

Cambodia had been involved in various conflicts for example in the 19th century there were conflicts that resulted as the Thai and Vietnamese invaded this nation in a bid to control it . It is in records that these wars ravaged the country to a large extent and it was only after a treaty that enabled the country to become French 's protectorate was brokered that the Viet-Thai war chapter was closed . The French were to remain just as advisors although this is not what happened . They had a lot of influence both in political and economical matters but neglected the country...