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Book SynopsisTrade Review'This extraordinarily important book should be read by everyone who cares about Africa.' - Max Hastings, Sunday Times "Terrifically readable." --Time.com "Set to become a classic. Crammed with statistical nuggets and common sense, his book should be compulsory reading." --The Economist "If Sachs seems too saintly and Easterly too cynical, then Collier is the authentic old Africa hand: he knows the terrain and has a keen ear.... If you've ever found yourself on one side or the other of those arguments--and who hasn't?--then you simply must read this book." --Niall Ferguson, The New York Times Book Review "Rich in both analysis and recommendations.... Read this book. You will learn much you do not know. It will also change the way you look at the tragedy of persistent poverty in a world of plenty." --Financial Times "Insightful and influential."--Newsweek "Workable development ideas are hard to find, but Professor Collier may have identified the next frontier for positive change."--Tyler Cowen, The New York Times
Table of ContentsPart I: What's the Issue? A Personal Preface - 1. Falling Behind and Falling Apart: The Bottom Billion; Part II: The Traps - 2. The Conflict Trap; 3. The Natural Resource Trap; 4. Landlocked with Bad Neighbors; 5. Bad Governance in a Small Country; Part III: An Interlude: Globalization to the Rescue - 6. On Missing the Boat: The Marginalization of the Bottom Billion in the World Economy; Part IV: The Instruments - 7. Aid to the Rescue?; 8. Military Intervention; 9. Laws and Charters; 10. Trade; Part V: The Struggle for the Bottom Billion - 11. An Agenda for Action.
