the bank also admits that most poor countries have failed to match their growth performance in the prereform period finally these reports acknowledge that rapid growth in china and india has been responsible for most poverty reduction in the world during the last generation and note in passing that these countries did not follow conventional policies while economic growth in the s avoids tackling this issue headon the cgd has invited representatives from both countries to contribute to its report second the reports recognize that the mainstream has tended to exaggerate the advantages of small governments cgd p