In Wars, Guns, and Votes, Paul Collier investigates the violence and poverty in the small, remote countries at the lowest level of the global economy and argues that the spread of elections and peace settlements may lead to a brave new democratic world. For now and into the foreseeable future, howev[...]

In "The Plundered Planet: How to Reconcile Prosperity with Nature" Paul Collier proposes a radical and often counter-intuitive rethink of international policy in order to combat global poverty and environmental devastation. How can we help poorer countries become richer without harming the planet? I[...]

It is one of the most pressing and controversial questions of our time -- vehemently debated, steeped in ideology, profoundly divisive. Who should be allowed to immigrate and who not? What are the arguments for and against limiting the numbers? We are supposedly a nation of immigrants, and yet our p[...]

Global poverty, economist Collier points out, is actually falling quite rapidly for about 80% of the world. The real crisis lies in a group of about 50 failing states, the bottom billion, whose problems defy traditional approaches to alleviating poverty.Here, Collier contends that these fifty failed[...]

In this elegant and impassioned synthesis from one of the world's leading experts on Africa and poverty, economist Paul Collier writes persuasively that although nearly five billion of the world's people are beginning to climb from desperate poverty and to benefit from globalization's reach to devel[...]

Paul Collier's contributions to development economics, and in regard to Africa in particular, have marked him out as one of the most influential commentators of recent times. This collection of his major writings provides an account of a range of macroeconomic, microeconomic and political economy to[...]

Endorsed by CIMA, these cards provide coverage of several major points of the CIMA syllabus. They provide exam tips and hints; a summary of the key topics of the syllabus; visual aids to consolidate learning; and diagrams and tables to help reinforce key concepts and aid memory retention and recall.[...]

ABOUT THE BOOK"e;By 2050 the development gulf will no longer be between a rich billion in the most developed countries and five billion in the developing countries; rather, it will be between the trapped billion and the rest of humankind."e;Written in 2007, Paul Collier's, The Bottom Billion[...]

Human Virology is the perfect introduction to the subject for anyone who needs to understand the general principles of viral biology, how viruses impact on human health, and how they can be managed in a clinical context.[...]

The 2008 edition of CIMA's Official Learning Systems has been written in conjunction with the Examiner to fully reflect what could be tested in the exam.
Fully revised and now in 2 colour, paperback format the 2008 Learning Systems provide complete study material for the May and November 2008 ex[...]

Supplementing the "Official CIMA Learning Systems and Revision Cards", this kit consolidates learning by providing an extensive bank of practice questions. Each solution provides an in depth analysis of the correct answer. It is suitable for independent study or tutored revision course, helping you [...]

This updated and revised fourth edition of Accounting for Managers builds on the international success of the previous editions in explaining how accounting is used by non-financial managers.[...]