Corporations have a major impact on the lives of people in developing countries. Not only do they determine the shape of the international economy, but also many private companies now provide essential social services that were previously the responsibility of government. The growth of corporate...

Paul Collier estimates that 73 percent of the poorest billion people in the world live in countries affected by conflict. In this book 'The Bottom Billion,' conflict is the first of the 'traps' responsible for keeping the populations of some countries in poverty. The author argues that low or...