Economic forces continue to prompt the countries located in Southeast Asia and allows them to enter into trade relationships that integrate them with global networks based on dependency and reliance. Their old colonial powers may no longer control them politically but may affect them economically. The new dynamics of corporate colonialism, with their economic power located in the core economic regions, still seek to exploit the countries of Southeast Asia for their labor and resources. These Asian nations are working to develop their own economies and use their own labor and resources to gain national wealth and increase the standard of living for their people.
