The Bottom Billion: Why the Poorest Countries are Failing and What Can Be Done About It

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The Bottom Billion: Why the Poorest Countries are Failing and What Can Be Done About It
by Paul Collier
from Oxford University Press

Customer Reviews:

• Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0

• Thought Provoking
  I really enjoyed this book. Paul Collier has taken what is a very complex issue and presented it in a concise view of the situation of the "Bottom Billion" which many of us do not really understand. Collier and his colleagues have done an enormous amount of research and analysis and have distilled that into a compelling read for anyone who worries about what's happening to our world.
  To me, the book shed light on the difficulty faced by the "Bottom Billion" and how, with the best of intentions, Aid... more info

• Poorest billion
  What do we do with them?
  Prof. Collier of Oxford University, has done years of research, publishing, conferences, on this topic. Yet, one-size- fit-all solution never came up.
  With civil war, ethnic conflict, fighting for natural resources, bad governance, bad neighbors, military power, aids from G8, law, trade policy issues, one would think that the solution is not possible.
  What is needed is to have a strong and capable leadership at the top. With a strong leader, the country can change.more info

• Excellent Book Should Be Read By Everyone Concerned with Poverty
  Collier is a serious scholar in the world of development and here he has written a very important book. Here is the basic argument - while it sucks to be poor in countries like India, India is heading for relative prosperity. Where is really, really sucks to be poor is in a number of countries, concentrated in Africa where there is little hope of breaking out of a cycle of severe poverty. Collier pinpoints four ways in which these countries stay at the bottom - (1) they are racked by civil wars; (2) they're... more info

• Will stimulate your thinking
  
  I love books like this. I am not a development expert not involved in international business nor government. Just a average middle class guy who tries to think beyond the bounds of my little world.
  Can't argue whether anything he put on these pages is wrong or right. It's engaging writing and I often found myself pausing to ponder some point Collier makes. All-in-all, a great read.
  One additional note: The first chapter is very wonkish...lots of statistics and figures. It may put you off and... more info

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