![]() Collier’s central thesis is that foreign aid should be directed to the countries that have very low growth and are unable to handle their poverty problems. For instance, Collier points out that the aids that the developed countries send to the African countries seldom reach the masses. Collier’s approach shows that the rich, predominantly white countries have a myopic view of the African countries’ issues, and therefore, the solutions to alleviate these countries from poverty are flawed. The book provides empirical support to the problems faced by poor African countries and offers pragmatic solutions to solve these difficulties. Collier was a professor of economics at Oxford University and served as an economist at the World Bank. The book provides a detailed analysis of the incidence and the remedies to the issue. ![]() ![]() Paul Collier’s The Bottom Billion is an in-depth study of the world’s poorest countries’ financial plight. ![]()
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