That is not what you would expect if poor governance were behind the bonanza.
He thinks the region needs to invest twice as much if poor infrastructure is not to hold back growth.
That will certainly be the case if poor, fast-growing countries follow the economic trajectories of those in the rich world.
Worse, if poor countries signed up to the rules, then failed to meet them, they would be vulnerable to trade sanctions.
If poor people don't have access to screening, diagnosis or treatment, you can create programs to concentrate on those one by one.
If poor countries are to accept any version of the Zoellick plan, they will press for much greater access for their farm products.
If the mission is to cut crime, no more and no less, do we blame chief constables or elected commissioners if poor bank security results in credit card fraud going through the roof?
On the way to JFK for my flight back to London, I think about the high-octane, perfectionist approach that seems to be necessary if poor children are to have any chance of doing as well in school as well-off ones.
Tax the rich and give the money to the poor to get the economy out of a hole: OK, but that only works if the poor are more likely to spend than the rich.
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If the poor struggle for education and opportunity, they also struggle to find justice.
And if his poor play continues long enough, not only do tournament earnings diminish, but endorsements as well.
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"But if you ask a poor person if they would prefer to get GM food that costs less, they will say yes!"
Even if the poor world signs up fully to the WTO's existing disciplines, that might not satisfy some in the rich world.
If all poor heads of families worked at least 2, 000 hours a year, she reckons, the poverty rate would be cut in half.
If the poor countries adopt the farming and food supply networks that the rich countries currently use then much less food will be wasted.
If the poor get richer, however, the whole country will benefit.
And if the poor thing can't hold the universe together and mess with the laws of physics at the same time, then so be it.
He fancied being a politician, and being made a lord was a substitute, if a poor one, for not being elected to the House of Commons.
In London last week, Christiana Figueres was adamant that "business as usual" had to change if the poor were to eat and drink to a decent standard.
And if a poor-performing parent lands in Chapter 11, taking its dynamo of a sub with it, that's too bad for the sub's investors, since the sub is an asset of the parent.
But if the poor copy the pattern of wealth creation that made Europe and America rich, they will eat up as many resources as the Americans do, with grim consequences for the planet.
If certain derivative trades are as risky as those who seek more regulation suggest, and if a poor trade threatens one or both parties with penury, isn't the possibility of failure all the regulation that is needed?
Muhammad Yunus, the Grameen Bank founder who helped to establish the concept of microfinancing, has said that, if the poor, particularly women, can gain access to credit and generate their own income, that could consequently address the problem of poverty.
To them, it didn't matter who I was, whether I had a religion, if I was rich or poor, if my skin was dark or fair, indeed if I was male or female -- all that mattered was that I was a precious human life.
But the conflict is particularly acute when the subjects of the research are vulnerable for instance, if they are mentally ill and confused, if they are poor or homeless and in need of money, or if they are seriously ill and desperate for any sort of help.
"If you're poor, you will seek medical care later than if you're wealthy, " he added.
In the mountain kingdom of Nepal it is particularly tough, especially if she is poor.
Focusing instead on the benefits of low inflation, and if they are poor, the subsidies that have kept them afloat.
The outlook for Lin is poor if Woodson sticks to the style he used in Atlanta, a more traditional, slower game.
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