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

Published Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2007 ©2007

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Description 1 online resource (xiii, 205 pages) 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 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 Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 193-195) and index Notes Print version record Subject Poor -- Developing countries Poverty -- Developing countries Developing Countries Poverty poverty poverty. POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Economic Policy. BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Government & Business. BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Development -- Economic Development. BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Development -- Business Development. BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Structural Adjustment. BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Development -- General. Poor Poverty Armoede. Ontwikkelingsproblematiek. SUBJECT Developing countries Subject Developing countries Ontwikkelingslanden. Form Electronic book ISBN 9780198042549 019804254X 1281163708 9781281163707 9780199740949 0199740941

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