I think Collier's major challenge here is to change the mindset of many of the investors and/or aid organizations that think the best approach to developing nations is to simply throw large sums of money at them, hoping for the best. It deals with the subject that is often in public spotlight and yet it seems as intractable today as it was decades ago.
He doesn’t address health and education crises which can also contribute to a state’s inability to move forward. Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. You have to give the people hope, not a band aid for an existing single issue.This is an important book for anyone interested priorities of mainstream development economists. (Because it crowds out all other export activity and encourages the worst kinds of corrupt politicians to vie for office in the quest for power). The support to the poorest countries can't continue to be reactive and focus on the negatives already occurring in these countries. )This is a stupid book. The arguments that Collier presents in his book are based on conclusions derived from an exhaustive list of peer-reviewed research that he and his colleagues conducted at Oxford University. He was formerly the director of Development research at the World Bank and the advisor to the British government commission in Africa. Just a moment while we sign you in to your Goodreads account. It's one of those rare books that has dramatically changed my thinking in some fundamental ways. He also loves the research of people who have studied under him. As a professor of economics at Oxford University, Mr. Collier is well versed in the financial implications of poverty on the world as whole. I don't use that term lightly.This is a stupid book. Paul Collier's The Bottom Billion is a well-balanced and thoughtful analysis of many aspects of international development. Written by one of the world's most influential and respected development economists, Paul Collier, The Bottom Billion has become a sort of how-to guide, the Book for much of the ever-divided development community. You have to give the people hope, not a band aid for an existing single issue.Short and to the point. In the universally acclaimed and award-winning The Bottom Billion, Paul Collier reveals that fifty failed states--home to the poorest one billion people on Earth--pose the central challenge of the developing world in the twenty-first century.The book shines much-needed light on this group of small nations, largely unnoticed by the industrialized West, that are dropping fu Gives a very coherent plan for making the world's poorest less poor.An interesting commentary on economic policy. by Oxford University Press, USA Terrific book on its own rights, falls short on the legitimacy of some of its supporting evidence... at this point, that criticism isn't relevant but will be once political scientists figure out how to do their job...This book was such a disappointment; I expected an intelligent analysis, and some thoughtful solutions. What he suggests, with ample research to support his thesis, is that the money often times is mismanaged or embezzled by the corrupt government. A great read, though, even for those without a strong background in development or economics.Waaaoh,I didn't expect to learn this much when I picked up this book.....highly recommended if you interested on understanding reasons why many countries especially African Countries are economic stagnant for over 40 years,and proposed solutions on what should be done.Paul Collier, CBE is a Professor of Economics, Director for the Centre for the Study of African Economies at the University of Oxford and Fellow of St Antony's College.
China and other societies are doing so well on reducing global poverty that more aid is offered because they seem like a more appealing investment that is likely to succeed. He was formerly the director of Development research at the World Bank and the advisor to the British government commission in Africa. It was quite dense, and rather than giving me a solid understanding of development in the poorest country, I have exposure to ideas and know where to go to fully understand those ideas. Some people believe that this problem will never be eradicated but others like global economist Paul Collier believe that although a very difficult task, those who are living in poverty stricken nations have the ability to escape these living conditions. He is so enthusiastic about the poverty and its solution issue to the extent that he switched his honeymoon to a trip with a scholar to Ethiopia for research Paul Collier is a professor of economics and director of the center of study of African Economies of Oxford University. Clear, specific, and based on tons of empirical data - everything that the development discourse is missing.
And the prose is good for an economistI bought this book because I wanted to think about how to effectively help the poorest people in the world, but instead I ended up thinking about a slander against the Boston Police Department (BPD), an organization I usually do not find myself leaping to the defense of.I bought this book because I wanted to think about how to effectively help the poorest people in the world, but instead I ended up thinking about a slander against the Boston Police Department (BPD), an organization I usually do not find myself leaping to the defense of.I think Collier's major challenge here is to change the mindset of many of the investors and/or aid organizations that think the best approach to developing nations is to simply throw large sums of money at them, hoping for the best.