A comparative study on socio-economic and environmental development of Myanmar and Vietnam

The objective of this paper is to compare and analyze human resources of Myanmar and Vietnam based on socio-economic development and environmental management. Myanmar and Vietnam are the late members of ASEAN. Vietnam joined ASEAN in 1995 and Myanmar in 1997. Both countries are the developing countries in the southeast Asia region. They have seen to have similar socio-economic situations. Both economics started market oriented policies in late 1980s. In addition, both countries have more or less the same factors such as background experiences of colonialism, location, natural resources, economic structure, export structure, culture and custom.