Defeating Global Poverty

The Bottom Billion: Why The Poorest Countries Are Failing and What Can Be Done About It
By Paul Collier

When a book is recommended by both The Economist (more conservative) AND George Soros (quite liberal), it is bound to be interesting ... and this book did not disappoint. Collier is a British economist and former research director at the World Bank with a particular focus and experience on Africa. By training and interest, he is a statistician which he states clearly and explains that he's just "sharing the numbers."

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