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020			_a9780195311457 (cloth : acidfree paper)
020			_a0195311450 (cloth : acidfree paper)
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100	1		_aCollier, Paul.
245	1	4	_aThe bottom billion : _bwhy the poorest countries are failing and what can be done about it / _cPaul Collier.
260			_aOxford ; _aNew York : _bOxford University Press, _c2007.
300			_axiii, 205 p. ; _c25 cm.
365			_aUSD _b17.95
500			_aIncludes index.
504			_aBibliography: p. 193-195.
520			_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.
650		0	_aPoverty _zDeveloping countries.
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