Paul Collier on why sub-Saharan Africa is falling behind

Allan Gregg in Conversation with Paul Collier
While many of the world's developing countries are becoming better off, almost a billion people, mainly in sub-Saharan Africa, are falling further and further behind. In a new book, Oxford University economist and government adviser Paul Collier calls for dramatic changes to improve conditions for the world's poorest countries. The Bottom Billion is the winner of this year's Lionel Gelber Prize for the best book on international affairs. Collier's ideas are so influential that the United Nations Secretary-General has declared 2008 "the year of the bottom billion".

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[ReamiSotsku]

Hmm I like his plan. Since capitalism its the greatest way to make yourself richer, TL;DR take sub-saharan Africa for all its worth, by sending in troops, bombing the absolute shit out of them, and then leaving NATO and US forces to ensure co-operation. Then make UN policies to pillage those counties further. The end result is population control on a massive scale and 2/3 of the poorest people on the planet aren't a problem anymore.

[outOFthePITT]

less evolved brains

[snorlaxx1337911]

not every society is as far developed as the others in social skills. i think the sahara is a god given barrier for the negroid africans to spread out

[rocknrollporn]

@caddy1010 sure blame whitey. dont forget how much they change the invisble boarders though wars with EACHOTHER! they murder and enslave their own kind for savage territorial reasons. sub-saharan africa is the "hood" of the world.

[AllThatKnowHow]

Talking it UP capitalist messenger, More Africa need our help bull. It is very simple we all robbery Africa, Not anymore, since 9/11, more accountablity through out the World banking systems.

[caddy1010]

Maybe years of colonization, murder, slavery etc has been a main ingrediant to pandemic corruption not to mention the U.S. not allowing Africa (& others) to trade in real money (Gold) keeping the world hostage to this fiat currency that is worthless. Its no accident why the U.S. military is what it is, because its not a question of "if", but "when" nations wake up (Libya, Iraq, Iran, Venezuala etc) to the scam they will be crushed.The answer is the U.S. says who plays & who doesnt.