Paul Collier is one of an elite band of economists who commands attention from some of the most powerful decision makers in the world so, when he speaks, we all need to listen because his views might just shape the future. His previous tome, The Bottom Billion, was a full-blooded neo-liberal battle cry for an end to outdated models of development aid and a new approach based on turbo capitalism and a generous dash of western military intervention. Unsurprisingly this message attracted a good deal of controversy and his latest work - The Plundered Planet - seems sure to stir up similar wasp nests.
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