The bottom billion : (Record no. 636)

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DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION
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FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION
fixed length control field	061106s2008 enk b 001 0 eng
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER
LC control number	2006036630
INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number	9780195373387
CATALOGING SOURCE
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Transcribing agency	DLC
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LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER
Classification number	HC79.P6
Item number	C634 2008
DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Classification number	338.9009172/4
Edition number	22
AUTHOR NAME
AUTHOR NAME	Collier, Paul.
TITLE STATEMENT
Title	The bottom billion :
Remainder of title	why the poorest countries are failing and what can be done about it /
Statement of responsibility, etc	Paul Collier.
PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT)
Place of publication, distribution, etc	Oxford ;
--	New York :
Name of publisher, distributor, etc	Oxford University Press,
Date of publication, distribution, etc	2008.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent	xiii, 209 p. ;
Dimensions	21 cm.
BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE
Bibliography, etc	Includes bibliographical references (p. [197]-199) and index.
FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE
Formatted contents note	Falling behind and falling apart : the bottom billion -- The conflict trap -- The natural resource trap -- Landlocked with bad neighbors -- Bad governance in a small country -- On missing the boat : the marginalization of the bottom billion in the world economy -- Aid to the rescue? -- Military intervention -- Laws and charters -- Trade policy for reversing marginalization -- An agenda for action.
SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc	Global 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.
SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element	Poor
SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element	Poverty
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Koha item type	01. English Non Fiction
LOCAL PROCESSING INFORMATION (OCLC)
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