The Statesman

September 18, 2005

Nancy Birdsall's recent Foreign Affairs article was cited in this New York Times Magazine piece by James Traub.

From the article

"...asked why it was that Vietnam, long isolated from the West, has been growing so much faster than Nicaragua, a major recipient of aid. "The answers are internal," they wrote. "History and economic and political institutions have trumped other factors in determining economic success."