Collier ("The Bottom Billion") builds upon his renowned work on developing countries and the poorest populations to confront the global mismanagement of nature.

Paul Collier is Professor of Economics and Director of the Center for the Study of African Economies at Oxford University and a former director of Development Research at the World Bank. In addition to the award-winning The Bottom Billion, he is the author of Wars, Guns, and Votes: Democracy in Dangerous Places.