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Persuading everyone to behave decently to each other because the society is so fragile is a worthy goal, but it may be more straightforward just to make the societies less fragile, which means developing their economies.

~ Paul Collier

Paul Collier Development Poverty War

Suppose a country starts its independence with the three economic characteristics that globally make a country prone to civil war: low income, slow growth, and dependence upon primary commodity exports. It is playing Russian roulette. That is not just an idle metaphor: the risk that a country in the bottom billion falls into civil war in any five-year period is nearly one in six, the same risk facing a player of Russian roulette.

~ Paul Collier

Paul Collier Development Poverty War

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

~ Paul Collier

Paul Collier Democracy Elections Power

Launching a turnaround takes courage. I cannot measure that and so it is not going to be included in my analysis, but behind the moments of change there are always a few people within these societies who have decided to try to make a difference.

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Paul Collier Courage Heroism Poverty Social Change

Rebels usually have something to complain about, and if they don't they make it up. All too often the really disadvantaged are in no position to rebel; they just suffer quietly.

~ Paul Collier

Paul Collier Poverty

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

~ Paul Collier

Paul Collier Aid Development Poverty Poverty Alleviation

Not all developing countries are the same.

~ Paul Collier

Paul Collier Development Poverty

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

~ Paul Collier

Paul Collier Development Poverty

Electorates tend to get the politicians they deserve.

~ Paul Collier

Paul Collier Democracy

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

~ Paul Collier

Paul Collier Democracy

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

~ Paul Collier

Paul Collier Aid Development Social Change
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