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Name: The bottom billion
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Author: Paul Collier

Paul Collier outlines the realities faced by the world’s poorest communities, showing that despite global progress, a group of roughly a billion people remain trapped by civil conflict, resource volatility, landlocked borders, and ineffective governance. He argues that addressing these intertwined pitfalls requires more than moral outrage; it demands targeted international cooperation and durable, inclusive economic policies. Collier’s analysis offers a comprehensive framework for understanding, preventing, and overcoming the structural barriers that hold these nations at bay. The book is a compelling synthesis of economic theory and on‑the‑ground realities, urging readers that global benefits must be shared and that concerted action can elevate the bottom billion out of poverty.

First publish date: 2007

Genre: Politics & Government/Public Policy

Authors: Paul Collier

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