LEADER 03030nam 2200625 a 450 001 9910458427203321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-281-16370-8 010 $a9786611163709 010 $a0-19-804254-X 010 $a1-4356-0959-X 035 $a(CKB)1000000000389834 035 $a(EBL)415838 035 $a(OCoLC)476245211 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000114068 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11129938 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000114068 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10101861 035 $a(PQKB)10052652 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC415838 035 $a(PPN)194698769 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL415838 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10199732 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL116370 035 $a(OCoLC)181744112 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000389834 100 $a20061106d2007 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe bottom billion$b[electronic resource] $ewhy the poorest countries are failing and what can be done about it /$fPaul Collier 210 $aOxford ;$aNew York $cOxford University Press$d2007 215 $a1 online resource (222 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-19-537338-3 311 $a0-19-531145-0 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [193]-195) and index. 327 $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. 330 $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. 606 $aPoor$zDeveloping countries 606 $aPoverty$zDeveloping countries 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aPoor 615 0$aPoverty 676 $a338.9009172/4 700 $aCollier$b Paul$0120456 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910458427203321 996 $aThe bottom billion$92119105 997 $aUNINA