A prepublication copy of The Bottom Billion by economist Paul Collier has been sitting in my office in-box for the past several months. This compelling book review by Harvard historian Niall Ferguson convinces me I should have found the time to read it. Now I will.
The one-line summary: "If Sachs seems too saintly and Easterly too cynical, then Collier is the authentic old Africa hand."
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