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"Left behind places can be found in prosperous countries—from South Yorkshire, integral to the industrial revolution and now England's poorest county, to Barranquilla, once Colombia's portal to the Caribbean and now struggling. More alarmingly, the poorest countries in the world are diverging further from the rest of humanity than they were at the start of this century. Why have these places fallen behind? And what can we do about it? World-renowned development economist Paul Collier has spent his life working in neglected communities. In this book he offers his candid diagnosis of why some regions and countries are failing, and a new vision for how they can catch up. Collier lays the blame for widening inequality on stale economic orthodoxies that prioritize market forces to revive left behind regions, and on the arrogant, hands-off and one-size fits all approach of centralized bureaucracies like the UK Treasury. As a result, Collier argues, the UK has become the most unequal and unfair society in the western world. Yet the core message of Left Behind is hopeful: bringing together encouraging case studies of recovery from around the world, Collier shows how renewal is achievable through a combination of collective learning, moral leadership and local agency. With keen insight, he draws lessons from such seemingly disparate fields as behavioural psychology, evolutionary biology and moral philosophy to share a bold, galvanizing vision for a more inclusive, prosperous world."--

In diesem Werk widmet sich Paul Collier einem Gefahrenherd, der den gesamten Planeten bedroht: dem Raubbau an unseren natürlichen Ressourcen. Unter unserem verschwenderischen Umgang mit Rohstoffen leiden vor allem die Entwicklungsländer, denn von Umweltzerstörung, Nahrungsmittelkrisen und Klimawandel sind sie besonders stark betroffen. Wie ist es möglich, den ärmsten Ländern zu helfen, die ständig wachsende Weltbevölkerung zu versorgen und unsere Lebensgrundlagen dennoch zu schützen? Paul Collier zeigt neue Wege, wie wir unsere ökologischen und ökonomischen Interessen in Einklang bringen können. Denn nur wenn wir die Nutzung der natürlichen Ressourcen regulieren und uns technischen Innovationen nicht verschliessen, werden die Länder der untersten Milliarde der Armut entkommen und auch in den Industrieländern Wohlstand und Umwelt bewahrt

"Collier has made a substantial contribution to current discussions. His evidence-based approach is a worthwhile corrective to the assumptions about democracy that too often tend to dominate when Western policy makers talk about the bottom billion." -The New York Times Book Review "Before President Obama makes a move he would do well to read Professor Paul Collier's Wars, Guns, and Votes. . . Unlike many academics Collier comes up with very concrete proposals and some ingenious solutions." - The Times (London) In Wars, Guns, and Votes, esteemed author Paul Collier offers a groundbreaking, radical look at the world's most violent, corrupt societies, how they got that way, and what can be done to break the cycle. George Soros calls Paul Collier "one of the most original minds in the world today," and Wars, Guns, and Votes, like Collier's previous award-winning book The Bottom Billion, is essential reading for anyone interested in current events, war, poverty, economics, or international business.