Collier, Paul.
The bottom billion : why the poorest countries are failing and what can be done about it / Paul Collier. - Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2008. - xiii, 209 p. ; 20 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
9780195311457 (hbk.) 9780195374636 (pbk.)
Poor--Developing countries.
Poverty--Developing countries.
The bottom billion : why the poorest countries are failing and what can be done about it / Paul Collier. - Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2008. - xiii, 209 p. ; 20 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
9780195311457 (hbk.) 9780195374636 (pbk.)
Poor--Developing countries.
Poverty--Developing countries.