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.

Poverty--Developing countries.

Poverty.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (222 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Global poverty, economist Collier points out, is actually falling quite rapidly for about 80% of the world. The real crisis lies in a group of about 50 failing states, the bottom billion, whose problems defy traditional approaches to alleviating poverty. Here, Collier contends that these fifty failed states pose the central challenge of the developing world in the twenty-first century. This group of small nations, largely unnoticed by the industrialized West, are dropping further and further behind the majority of the world's people, often falling into an absolute decline in living standards. A struggle rages within each of these nation between reformers and corrupt leaders--and the corrupt are winning. Collier analyzes the causes of failure, and offers a bold new plan.--From publisher description.

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:

Description based upon print version of record.

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

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

1-281-16370-8

9786611163709

0-19-804254-X

1-4356-0959-X

OCLC:

476245211