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1. Paul Collier

The Bottom Billion

A must-read for anyone who has tired of the emotionalism of the Geldof-Bono aid brigade. Michela Wrong, New Statesman Books of the Year An important book. Max Hastings, The Guardian Important and provocative. Sunday Times Important new book... compelling. New Statesman d Set to become a classic... his book should be compulsory reading for anyone embroiled in the hitherto thankless business of trying to pull people out of the pit of poverty. The Economist Collier's is a better book than either Sachs's or Easterley's for two reasons. First, its analysis of the causes of poverty is more convincing. Second, its remedies are more plausible. Niall Ferguson, International Herald Tribune This extraordinarily important book should be read by everyone who cares about Africa, but who recoils from the egotism and self-indulgence of Comic Relief and Live Aid. Max Hastings, Sunday Times Review It is time to dispense with the false dichotomies that bedevil the current debate on Africa. If you've ever found yourself on one side or the other of those arguments - and who hasn't? - then you simply must read this book. Niall Ferguson, The New York Times Book Review Powerful...This important book wants citizens of G8 countries to fight for change. Heather Stewart, Economics Editor, The Observer This is an arresting, provocative book. If you care about the fate of the poorest people in the world, and want to understand what can be done to help them, read it. If you don't care, read it anyway. Tim Harford, Financial Times columnist and author of The Undercover Economist A splendid book... rich in both analysis and recommendations... Read this book. You will learn much you do not know. It will also change the way you look at the tragedy of persistent poverty in a world of plenty. Martin Wolf, Financial Times [a] significant contribution... a good and helpful book. Collier uses his basic insight to challenge the conventional wisdom of both Left and Right. Edward Hadas, TLS A path-breaking work providing penetrating insights into the largely unexplored borderland between economics and politics. George Soros Paul Collier brilliantly anatomises the true causes of Africa's post-colonial failure. Niall Fergusson, Sunday Telegraph Paul Collier's book is of great importance. He has shown clearly what is happening to the poorest billion in the world, why it is happening and what can be done to open up greater opportunities for them in a world of increasing wealth. His ideas should be at the centre of the policy debate. Sir Nicholas Stern, Head of the UK Government Economic Service A good and helpful book. Collier uses his basic insight - that the poor are in a very different situation from the rest of the world - to challenge the conventional wisdom of both the Left and the Right. Edward Hadas, TLS A powerful book. New Zealand Herald

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Poveri e abbandonati. Una nuova economia per i luoghi lasciati indietro

Dagli anni Settanta il consenso occidentale in materia di politica economica si basa sul presupposto che qualsiasi area povera (una città, una regione o addirittura un intero paese) troverà un modo per progredire grazie alle forze di mercato. Se le economie locali non riescono a riprendersi e i cambiamenti del mercato hanno reso una località inadatta alle esigenze delle imprese, la forza lavoro può e deve trasferirsi in luoghi più prosperi. In ogni caso, non è necessario alcun intervento esterno: in un modo o nell'altro, il problema si risolverà da solo. Ma non è così. Utilizzando esempi di aree lasciate indietro, il famoso economista dello sviluppo Paul Collier dimostra come le economie occidentali centralizzate siano state le più inefficaci nell'alleviare la povertà, anche quando a livello nazionale un paese sembra essere in crescita. Il South Yorkshire, un tempo polo dell'industria siderurgica, è oggi la contea più povera dell'Inghilterra. Dagli Stati Uniti al Giappone, dallo Zambia alla Colombia, le regioni e le nazioni in declino economico si ritrovano con poche possibilità di recupero, ignorate dalle potenze che potrebbero venire in loro aiuto. In "Poveri e abbandonati" Collier esamina come questo approccio unico e indifferenziato alla politica economica abbia devastato intere aree e nazioni di tutto il mondo, rendendo la società molto più diseguale. Eppure, il suo messaggio è pieno di speranza: con grande acume, infatti, e traendo lezioni da campi disparati quali la psicologia comportamentale, la biologia evolutiva e la filosofia morale, spiega come sia possibile adattarsi alle esigenze delle singole economie per costruire un futuro globale più luminoso e inclusivo. Prefazione di Francesco Drago. Das Urheberrecht an bibliographischen und produktbeschreibenden Daten und an den bereitgestellten Bildern liegt bei Informazioni Editoriali, I.E. S.r.l., oder beim Herausgeber oder demjenigen, der die Genehmigung erteilt hat. Alle Rechte vorbehalten.

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Left Behind

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Das Ende der Gier

Wie der radikale Individualismus unsere Gesellschaft zerreißt - und wie die Politik dagegensteuern kannWarum werden die demokratischen Gesellschaften der westlichen Welt in ihrem Kern immer weiter ausgehöhlt? Wie war es möglich, dass unter dem Firnis der Demokratie Extremismus und Populismus gedeihen? Die beiden weltweit renommierten britischen Ökonomen Paul Collier und John Kay zeigen in ihrem leidenschaftlichen Debattenbuch, wie der Ethos des extremen Individualismus unser Gemeinwesen zerrüttet - nicht nur durch das noch immer vorherrschende Ideal kapitalistischer Gewinnmaximierung und das Trugbild des Homo Oeconomicus, sondern vor allem durch die permanente Ausweitung individueller Rechte zulasten des Gemeinwohls. Sie führen vor, wohin die Gier des Einzelnen führen kann - und was politisch geschehen muss, um das Auseinanderbrechen der Gesellschaft zu verhindern.

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Greed Is Dead

this thoughtful polemic... is clear, punchy and... convincing... their breezy, no-nonsense guide is packed with excellent advice - a plea for expertise rather than feeling, for pragmatism rather than ideology and for listening rather than shouting.

1. Paul Collier

The Future of Capitalism