Paul Collier Quotes

• At the core of all successful societies are procedures for blocking the advancement of bad men

  Paul Collier

  Block, Successful, Men

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• Change in the societies at the very bottom must come predominantly from within; we cannot impose it on them.

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  Bottom

  Paul Collier (2007). “The Bottom Billion: Why the Poorest Countries are Failing and What Can Be Done About It”, p.11, Oxford University Press

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• Without an informed electorate, politicians will continue to use the bottom billion merely for photo opportunities, rather than promoting real transformation.

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  Real, Opportunity, Use

  Paul Collier (2007). “The Bottom Billion: Why the Poorest Countries are Failing and What Can Be Done About It”, p.12, Oxford University Press

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• How do we give credible hope to the billion poorest people in the world? It requires compassion to get ourselves started, and enlightened self-interest to get serious... If economic divergence continues, combined with global integration, it will build a nightmare for our children.

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  Children, Compassion, Self

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• Elections determine who is in power, but they do not determine how power is used.

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  Election, Used, Determine

  Paul Collier (2007). “The Bottom Billion: Why the Poorest Countries are Failing and What Can Be Done About It”, p.147, Oxford University Press on Demand

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• Migration has been politicized before it has been analyzed.

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  Migration, Has Beens

  Paul Collier (2013). “Exodus: How Migration is Changing Our World”, p.12, Oxford University Press, USA

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• You are a citizen, and citizenship carries responsibilities.

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  Responsibility, Citizens, Citizenship

  Paul Collier (2007). “The Bottom Billion: Why the Poorest Countries are Failing and What Can Be Done About It”, p.176, Oxford University Press

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• Poverty is not intrinsically a trap, otherwise we would all still be poor.

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  Poverty, Poor, Traps

  Paul Collier (2007). “The Bottom Billion: Why the Poorest Countries are Failing and What Can Be Done About It”, p.5, Oxford University Press

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• Most conduct is guided by norms rather than by laws. Norms are voluntary and are effective because they are enforced by peer pressure.

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  Law, Peer Pressure, Peers

  Paul Collier (2007). “The Bottom Billion: Why the Poorest Countries are Failing and What Can Be Done About It”, p.139, Oxford University Press

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• Politicians would only move beyond gestures once there was a critical mass of informed citizens.

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  Moving, Citizens, Gestures

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• There is a simple way of avoiding excess risk-taking by the managers of our financial institutions. It is to make it a crime ... had a crime for reckless management of a financial institution been on the books, Northern Rock and RBS would not have blown up.

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  Book, Simple, Rocks

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• Eddie Robinson is about one word: winning and losing.

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  Basketball, Winning, Losing

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• You can tell everybody that Eddie Robinson's out looking for a job right now, and believe me, he's a great kid. He's happy and he's healthy. All he needs is a couple of weeks to regain game fitness. Put him on the court and when the game counts ... Eddie Robinson is about one word: winning and losing. He's a great athlete, and I love him to death.

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  Jobs, Couple, Believe

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