Why are we poor?

For those who are interested about Myanmar, you can take a look at the lavish wedding ceremony and preparation of General Than Shwe's daughter. There is an article about how people feel about this elaborate wedding.

Myanmar, is one of the world’s poorest countries, where the United Nations estimates 40 percent of children are malnourished. Yet, we've government leader who can spend so much on their daughter' wedding. Last year was also a turbulent time when the peaceful demonstration by the monks over a price hike in fuel was returned with violence by the goverment. This has led to the beating and capturing of monks. As we've studied about reasons for uneven development in the world, we can understand why Myanmar remains poor because of poor political leadership.