408 Pages
17 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
408 Pages
17 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
408 Pages
17 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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Paul Collier’s contributions to development economics,and in regard to Africa in particular, have marked him out as one of the most influential commentators of recent times. His research has centred upon the causes and consequences of civil war, the effects of aid, and the problems of democracy in low-income and natural-resource-rich societies. His work has also enjoyed substantial policy impact,... Read more
Introduction Part One: Conflict 1. Greed and grievance in civil war 2. Beyond Greed and Grievance: Feasibility and Civil War 3. Unintended Consequences: Does Aid Promote Arms Races? 4. Post-Conflict Risk 5. Aid, Policy and Growth in Post-Conflict Countries 6. On the Duration of Civil War 7. On the Economic Consequences of Civil War Part Two: Political Accountability 8. Testing the Neocon Agenda: Democracy in Resource-Rich Societies 9. What are the preconditions for turnarounds in failing states? 10. Elections and Economic Policy in Developing Countries Part Three: Aid 11. Does Aid Mitigate External Shocks? 12. Aid Allocation and poverty reduction 13. Is Aid Oil?: An analysis of whether Africa can absorb more aid Part Four: Africa 14. Climate Change and Africa 15. Assisting Africa to Achieve Decisive Change 16. African Growth: Why a 'Big Push'? 17. Africa: Geography and Growth 18. Why Has Africa Grown Slowly? 19. Explaining African Economic Performance
Biography
Paul Collier is Professor of Economics at Oxford University. He is the author of The Bottom Billion, winner of the Arthur Ross Book Award and Lionel Gelber Prize.
