Paul Collier quotes
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“At the core of all successful societies are procedures for blocking the advancement of bad men”
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“Eddie Robinson is about one word: winning and losing.”
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“Poverty is not intrinsically a trap, otherwise we would all still be poor.”
-- Paul CollierSource : 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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“Change in the societies at the very bottom must come predominantly from within; we cannot impose it on them.”
-- Paul CollierSource : 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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“Politicians would only move beyond gestures once there was a critical mass of informed citizens.”
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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.”
-- Paul CollierSource : 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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“Most conduct is guided by norms rather than by laws. Norms are voluntary and are effective because they are enforced by peer pressure.”
-- Paul CollierSource : 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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“You are a citizen, and citizenship carries responsibilities.”
-- Paul CollierSource : 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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“Elections determine who is in power, but they do not determine how power is used.”
-- Paul CollierSource : 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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“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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“Migration has been politicized before it has been analyzed.”
-- Paul CollierSource : Paul Collier (2013). “Exodus: How Migration is Changing Our World”, p.12, Oxford University Press, USA
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