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

The bottom billion why the poorest countries are failing and what can be done about it

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 faile...

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Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Subjects:
Poor > Developing countries.
Poverty > Developing countries.
Documentos electrónicos eLibro. Inglés
Libros electrónicos
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Table of 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.

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