| Author | Paul Collier |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Subject | Economics |
| Genre | Non-fiction |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press |
Publication date | 2007 |
| Media type | Hardback |
| Pages | 205 pp (hardback edition) |
| ISBN | 978-0-19-531145-7 (Hardback) |
The Bottom Billion: Why The Poorest Countries Are Failing and What Can Be Done About It is a book by Oxford economist Paul Collier published in 2007.
Contents 'Part I: What's the Issue?' A Personal Preface Chapter 1: Falling Behind and Falling Apart: the Bottom Billion 'Part II: The Traps'
Chapter 2: The Conflict Trap
Chapter 3: The Natural Resource Trap Chapter 4: Landlocked with Bad Neighbors Chapter 5: Bad Governance in a Small Country 'Part III: An Interlude: Globalization to the Rescue?' Chapter 6: On Missing the Boat: the Marginalization of the Bottom Billion in the World Economy 'Part IV: The Instruments' Chapter 7: Aid to the Rescue? Chapter 8: Military Intervention Chapter 9: Laws and Charters Chapter 10: Trade 'Part V: The Struggle for the Bottom Billion' Chapter 11: An Agenda for Action Research on Which This Book Is Based
Library of Congress Subject Headings for this publication Poor -- Developing countries. ''Poverty -- Developing countries.