The bottom billion : why the poorest countries are failing and what can be done about it / Paul Collier.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Collier, Paul.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Poor--Developing countries.

Poor.

Developing countries.

Poverty--Developing countries.

Poverty.

Physical Description:

xiii, 205 pages ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2007.

Summary:

Global poverty, Collier argues, is actually falling quite rapidly. The real crisis lies in a group of about 50 failing states, the bottom billion, whose problems defy traditional approaches to alleviating poverty. He contends that these failed states pose the core challenge of the developing world in the 21st century.

Contents:

Falling behind and falling apart : the bottom billion

The conflict trap

The natural resource trap

Landlocked with bad neighbors

Bad governance in a small country

On missing the boat : the marginalization of the bottom billion in the world economy

Aid to the rescue?

Military intervention

Laws and charters

Trade policy for reversing marginalization

An agenda for action.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [193]-195) and index.

ISBN:

9780195311457

0195311450

OCLC:

76073943