One of the key trends over the last 20 years is how many countries have actually emerged from endemic poverty, with China being a fairly prominent example (yes,

One of the key trends over the last 20 years is how many countries have actually emerged from endemic poverty, with China being a fairly prominent example (yes, there's still poverty there, but there is in the US too). Most of them will attribute the success to 2 things. A market-based economy, and "trade not aid."