My thought is that: LPDR needs another 30 yrs just to catch up w/neighboring countries. But too bad, other countries will not sit around and wait 4 us to catch up w/them. When was last time you see or hear that ( Lao govt ) puk & lut will build this road/school/hospital etc. for the sake of lao pple? Never period. They just simply don't care. They know that the aids wll come from other part of the world, they rather sit and wait for it and when the aids come, they take advantage of it by gobble most of the fund if not all and then u know what happen. Nothing is done as b4, same **** hole everywhere. Only 1 main road linking N to S but 2 bad they have no brain to make it wider/better. I have no problem against what idiology/doctrine, Commies or Democracy as long as they take some, and give some. Corruption in Govm't leaders are everywhere, every country, but at least in Thailand they take some and give some. Now u know why the rural road in Thailand is much better than hwy 13 in Lao. Forget about farm road in the UK, US, EU etc....I love Lao very much & would like 2 c it develops as other country, but u know...it starts from the top down 2 get this thing done the right way. However, if Lao leaders still selfish, and take everything for granted and for their own benefit, oh boy I think Lao needs not 30 yrs but 50 yrss.
That was history when Laos was colonized by French . Let forget about the past . How is about the present time ? why does Lao government build the railroad which will improve Lao economic . Why Lao government is always waiting for other nation to build for Laos ?