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001 2006036630
003 DLC
005 20080102083700.0
008 061106s2007 enk b 001 0 eng
010 $a 2006036630
020 $a9780195311457 (cloth : acid-free paper)
020 $a0195311450 (cloth : acid-free paper)
035 $a(OCoLC)ocm76073943
035 $a(OCoLC)76073943
040 $aDLC$cDLC$dBAKER$dBTCTA$dC#P$dYDXCP$dVP@$dBUR$dDLC
043 $ad------
050 00 $aHC79.P6$bC634 2007
082 00 $a338.9009172/4$222
100 1 $aCollier, Paul.
245 14 $aThe bottom billion :$bwhy the poorest countries are failing and what can be done about it /$cPaul Collier.
260 $aOxford ;$aNew York :$bOxford University Press,$c2007.
300 $axiii, 205 p. ;$c25 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [193]-195) and index.
520 $aGlobal 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 failed states pose the central challenge of the developing world in the twenty-first century. This group of small nations, largely unnoticed by the industrialized West, are dropping further and further behind the majority of the world's people, often falling into an absolute decline in living standards. A struggle rages within each of these nation between reformers and corrupt leaders--and the corrupt are winning. Collier analyzes the causes of failure, and offers a bold new plan.--From publisher description.
505 0 $aFalling 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.
650 0 $aPoor$zDeveloping countries.
650 0 $aPoverty$zDeveloping countries.
856 41 $3Table of contents only$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip074/2006036630.html
856 42 $3Contributor biographical information$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0723/2006036630-b.html
856 42 $3Publisher description$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0723/2006036630-d.html