
If you care about the fate of the poorest people in the world, and want to understand what can be done to help them, read this book. His book should be compulsory reading for anyone embroiled in the thankless task of trying to pull people out of the pit of poverty." - The Economist "It will change the way you look at the tragedy of persistent poverty in a world of plenty." - Martin Wolf, Financial Times In this elegant and impassioned synthesis from one of the worlds leading experts on Africa and poverty, economist Paul Collier writes persuasively that although nearly five billion of the worlds people are beginning to climb from desperate poverty and to benefit from globalizations reach to developing countries, there is a 'bottom billion' of. read this book." - Martin Wolf, Finacial Times rich in both analysis and recommendations.

"This extraordinarily important book should be read by everyone who cares about Africa." - Max Hastings, Sunday Times "This is a short book, but one which brilliantly challenges conventional views about development and aid." - Nick Rennison, Sunday Times "Every politician should read this." - Simon Shaw, Mail on Sunday

"There are hundreds of books on development but none as well written and authoritative as Paul Collier's 'The Bottom Billion'" - Edmund Conway, Daily Telegraph "Every politician should read this." - Simon Shaw, Irish Mail on Sunday. "Rarely can a book on this subject have been such a pleasurable read." - David Smith, The Observer


Professor Paul Collier finds that the living standards of the world's bottom billion have stagnated over the past forty to fifty years.
