The Bottom Billion: Why the Poorest Countries are Failing and What Can Be Done About It
Monday, January 7, 2008
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Global poverty is falling, but a minority of developing countries are stagnant and diverging from the rest of mankind, says Collier, which is a danger to global stability. He identifies four poverty traps and in this talk focuses on one of them--resource riches.
For more information on Paul Collier, go to http://users.ox.ac.uk/~econpco/
Related Resources:
- The Bottom Billion: Why the Poorest Countries are Failing and What Can Be Done About It (Audio)
- The Bottom Billion: Why the Poorest Countries Are Failing and What Can Be Done About It (Transcript)
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