Paul Collier

The Bottom Billion

Why the Poorest Countries are Failing and What Can Be Done About It

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Produktbeschreibung

The Bottom Billion is an elegant and impassioned synthesis from one of the world's leading experts on Africa and poverty. It was hailed as"the best non-fiction book so far this year"by Nicholas Kristoff of The New York Times.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• Seitenzahl: 224
• Erscheinungstermin: Oktober 2008
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 198mm x 128mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 165g
• ISBN-13: 9780195374636
• ISBN-10: 0195374630
• Artikelnr.: 24378385

Autorenporträt

Paul Collier is Professor of Economics and Director of the Centre for the Study of African Economies at Oxford University. Former Director of the Development Research group at the World Bank, he is one of the world's leading experts on African economies. Author of several books including Breaking the Conflict Trap, Collier has served as the senior adviser to Blair's Commission on Africa and his research has been featured in The Economist, The Washington Post, and The New York Times.