The Plundered Planet

Paul Collier ist Professor für Ökonomie und Direktor des Centre for the Study of African Economies an der Universität Oxford. Seit vielen Jahren forscht er über die ärmsten Länder der Erde und untersucht den zusammenhang zwischen Armut, Kriegen und Migration. 2013 erhielt Collier für seine Arbeit den A.SK Social Science Award.

In this path-breaking book, Paul Collier develops one of the most fascinating subjects he touched on in The Bottom Billion-- the resource curse. It will be of great interest to all those who are concerned about the future of our civilization -- George Soros Paul 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 Economics Read this book -- Sir Nicholas Stern, Author Of The Stern Review On The Economics Of Climate Change Original, important and always thought-provoking. I learned a lot -- Tim Harford, Author Of The Undercover Economist And The Logic Of Life Collier'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 complexity of the most vital contemporary arguments. In this book Collier takes up where he left off with hugely important Bottom Billion and proposes carefully thought through solutions to the big one - how are we going to make it? -- Bob Geldof