Wars, Guns and Votes: Democracy in Dangerous Places | by Paul Collier
Thank you for viewing!Β Wars, Guns and Votes: Democracy in Dangerous Places | by Paul CollierProduct InformationCollier 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 truly 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 exceptionally violent, corrupt societies, how they got that way, and what can be done to break the cycle.