The Plundered Planet

A path-breaking book – George SorosPaul Collier has written with great insight about the prospects of the bottom billion. In The Plundered Planet, he addresses himself to the complex opportunities, challenges and risks in managing the planet’s natural resources. The bottom billion have a huge stake and an important role in the outcomes. Collier helps us see these issues through their eyes – Michael Spence, winner of the Nobel Prize in EconomicsRead this book – Sir Nicholas Stern, author of The Stern Review on the Economics of Climate ChangeOriginal, important and always thought-provoking. I learned a lot – Tim Harford, author of The Undercover Economist and The Logic of LifeCollier’s arguments are compassionate and convincing, and his straightforward explanations of economic principles are leavened with humor and impressively accessible * Publishers Weekly *Paul Collier must be read if one is to begin to understand the most vital contemporary arguments. – Bob GeldofCollier and his team have researched the detail … If you want to help the world, stem your bleeding heart and tell your broker to switch your funds to Emerging Markets (Africa) * Sunday Telegraph *

Paul Collier is Professor of Economics and Director of the Center for the Study of African Economies at Oxford University and a former director of Development Research at the World Bank. In addition to the award-winning The Bottom Billion, he is the author of Wars, Guns, and Votes- Democracy in Dangerous Places.

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