General Information

Author/Creator

Collier, Paul.

Language

English.

Published

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2007.

Physical Description

xiii, 205 p. ; 25 cm.

Contents/Summary

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.

Subjects

Subject

Poor > Developing countries.

Poverty > Developing countries.

Bibliographic Information

Responsibility

Paul Collier.

Content

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.

Library Special Collection

HU OSA 318 - Donation of the International Helsinki Federation for Human Rights

ISBN

9780195311457

0195311450

Holdings

Item Type	Current Location	Collection	Call Number	Volume Info	Shelving Location	Public Note
Book	OSA Archivum Library	General collection	338.9009172/4 22 COL		General Stacks	-
Book	OSA Archivum Library	General collection	338.9009172/4 22 COL 2nd copy		General Stacks	-
Book	OSA Archivum Library	Human Rights (IHF) Collection	338.9009172/4 COL		General Stacks	-

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