India's recent experience--and that of its Asian neighbors--shows that continuing rural poverty stems not from too much economic reform, but, rather, from too little.

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But as China's coastal provinces -- which were first opened for Western-style economic reform in 1979 -- grow more expensive, more companies are moving factories into rural areas, sparking a new wave of development and giving workers more options closer to home.

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