FORA.tv Speaker - Paul Collier

Paul Collier is professor of economics and director of the Center for the Study of African Economies at Oxford University. Former director of development research at the World Bank and advisor to the British government's Commission on Africa, he is one of the world's leading experts on African economies. His past and current research has centered on developmental challenges facing low-income countries, including research on the economics of conflict, governance, and macroeconomics and the effects of aid, exchange rates, and trade policies. His most recent book is The Bottom Billion: Why the Poorest Countries Are Failing and What Can be Done About It.