The bottom billion why are the poorest countries failing and what can be done about it varatharajan durairaj a disadvantaged populations such as the poor pose a complex set of challenges to the process of economic development while a girl child born in japan in 2005 is expected to live for 86 years deliver her child in a medical institution under skilled supervision and receive appropriate attention during her old age her contemporary born in angola lesotho sierra leone swaziland . As the sub title suggests the book effectively explains why the poorest countries are failing and what can be done about it the bottom billion presents a very clear framework for understanding and acting upon the problems facing the most severely poor countries prof collier describes four kinds of poverty trap conflict natural resources landlocked and bad governance he then discusses four tools which can be used for resolving these issues and importantly the limits of each aid . As the sub title suggests the book effectively explains why the poorest countries are failing and what can be done about it the bottom billion presents a very clear framework for understanding and acting upon the problems facing the most severely poor countries prof collier describes four kinds of poverty trap conflict natural resources landlocked and bad governance he then discusses four tools which can be used for resolving these issues and importantly the limits of each aid . The bottom billion why the poorest countries are failing and what can be done about it grove art collier paul isbn 8601410102845 kostenloser versand fur alle bucher mit versand und verkauf duch amazon. The bottom billion why the poorest countries are failing and what can be done about it the societies of the bottom billion can only be rescued from within in every society of the bottom billion there are people working for change but usually they are defeated by the powerful internal forces stacked against them we should be helping the heroes so far our efforts have been paltry