The bottom billion : (Record no. 32084)
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| fixed length control field | 01363cam a2200169 a 4500 |
| 008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION | |
| fixed length control field | 061106s2007 enk b 001 0 eng |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| ISBN | 9780195311457 (cloth : acidfree paper) |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--AUTHOR | |
| Author | Collier, Paul. |
| 245 14 - 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. |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication | Oxford ; |
| -- | New York : |
| Name of publisher | Oxford University Press, |
| Date of publication | 2007. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Pagination | xiii, 205 p. ; |
| 520 ## - 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. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term | Poor |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term | Poverty |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Item type | Books |
| 050 00 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER | |
| Classification number | HC79.P6 |
| Item number | C634 2007 |
| Source of classification or shelving scheme | Not for loan | Collection code | Home library | Current library | Shelving location | Date acquired | Mode of acquisition | Full call number | Accen. No. | Copy number | Koha item type |
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| Library of Congress Classification | Non-fiction | OLUSEGUN OKE LIBRARY LAUTECH | OLUSEGUN OKE LIBRARY LAUTECH | 30/03/2016 | Gift | HC 79.P6 . C699 2007 | 0025630 | 1 | Books |