http://www.liveabroad.com/index.php/site/index/ en admin@liveabroad.com Copyright 2008 2008-02-06T21:05:00-07:00 http://www.liveabroad.com/index.php/site/panama/ http://www.liveabroad.com/index.php/site/panama/#When:21:05:00Z Publish stuff on Panama Panama 2008-02-06T21:05:00-07:00 http://www.liveabroad.com/index.php/site/amazon_books/ http://www.liveabroad.com/index.php/site/amazon_books/#When:21:04:00Z The Bottom Billion: Why the Poorest Countries are Failing and What Can Be Done About It Global poverty, Paul Collier points out, is actually falling quite rapidly for about eighty percent 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. In The Bottom Billion, Collier contends that these fifty failed states pose the central challenge of the developing world in the twenty-first century. The book shines a much needed light on this group of small nations, largely unnoticed by the industrialized West, that are dropping further and further behind the majority of the world’s people, often falling into an absolute decline in living standards. A struggle rages within each of these nation between reformers and corrupt leaders--and the corrupt are winning. Collier analyzes the causes of failure, pointing to a set of traps that snare these countries, including civil war, a dependence on the extraction and export of natural resources, and bad governance. Standard solutions do not work against these traps, he writes; aid is often ineffective, and globalization can actually make matters worse, driving development to more stable nations. What the bottom billion need, Collier argues, is a bold new plan supported by the Group of Eight industrialized nations. If failed states are ever to be helped, the G8 will have to adopt preferential trade policies, new laws against corruption, and new international charters, and even conduct carefully calibrated military interventions. As former director of research for the World Bank and current Director of the Center for the Study of African Economies at Oxford University, Paul Collier has spent a lifetime working to end global poverty. In The Bottom Billion, he offers real hope for solving one of the great humanitarian crises facing the world today.” --- Amazon Review Books 2008-02-06T21:04:00-07:00 http://www.liveabroad.com/index.php/site/fourth_arrow_text/ http://www.liveabroad.com/index.php/site/fourth_arrow_text/#When:16:24:00Z Volunteer to make a difference where help is needed? arrow4 2007-12-28T16:24:00-07:00 http://www.liveabroad.com/index.php/site/second_arrow_text/ http://www.liveabroad.com/index.php/site/second_arrow_text/#When:16:23:00Z Find a overseas job and get paid for living abroad? arrow2 2007-12-28T16:23:00-07:00 http://www.liveabroad.com/index.php/site/third_arrow_text/ http://www.liveabroad.com/index.php/site/third_arrow_text/#When:16:23:00Z Retire - early or late - in an exotic locale? arrow3 2007-12-28T16:23:00-07:00 http://www.liveabroad.com/index.php/site/first_arrow_text/ http://www.liveabroad.com/index.php/site/first_arrow_text/#When:16:20:00Z Study at an overseas university or language school? arrow1 2007-12-28T16:20:00-07:00 http://www.liveabroad.com/index.php/site/home_page/ http://www.liveabroad.com/index.php/site/home_page/#When:19:46:00Z Study at an overseas university or language school? Find an overseas job and get paid for living abroad? Retire - early or late - in an exotic locale? Work as a volunteer and make a difference? Whatever your dreams and goals, we’re here to help you on your way. We’ve searched the internet for resources, including expat organizations, in-country contacts, book titles, job sites, retirement resources and more. Just browse our Links and our Classified Pages. We also provide articles on specific countries for better cross-cultural understanding and on some of the important issues of overseas living. We’re not in the business of selling tours or real estate. Our intention is to give you the pros and cons of living abroad so you can make informed decisions. Our News/Blog is updated frequently with items of interest to expats and would-be expats, including pages on travel and international investing with an emphasis on emerging markets. You may want to bookmark it so you can check back often. Feel free to leave your comments. We want to hear from you! To stay on top of what’s new at LiveAbroad.com and our News/Blog, just register for Free Updates. Any information you provide about yourself will never be shared or sold. To learn more about submitting articles, information or about advertising with us, or if you have questions, Contact Us homepage 2007-12-27T19:46:00-07:00 http://www.liveabroad.com/index.php/site/first_entry/ http://www.liveabroad.com/index.php/site/first_entry/#When:18:30:26Z This is a sample entry. You can delete it from your Control Panel. Blogging 2006-11-07T18:30:26-07:00