Paul Collier
At the core of all successful societies are procedures for blocking the advancement of bad menCollection: Block
Change in the societies at the very bottom must come predominantly from within; we cannot impose it on them.Collection: Bottom
Without an informed electorate, politicians will continue to use the bottom billion merely for photo opportunities, rather than promoting real transformation.Collection: Real
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.Collection: Children
Elections determine who is in power, but they do not determine how power is used.Collection: Election
Migration has been politicized before it has been analyzed.Collection: Migration
You are a citizen, and citizenship carries responsibilities.Collection: Responsibility
Poverty is not intrinsically a trap, otherwise we would all still be poor.Collection: Poverty
Most conduct is guided by norms rather than by laws. Norms are voluntary and are effective because they are enforced by peer pressure.Collection: Law
Politicians would only move beyond gestures once there was a critical mass of informed citizens.Collection: Moving
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.Collection: Book
Eddie Robinson is about one word: winning and losing.Collection: Basketball
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.Collection: Jobs