![]() ![]() Read the full article about the bottom billion by Paul Collier at TED. ![]() ![]() That's the alliance that changes the world. ![]() We need compassion to get ourselves started, and enlightened self-interest to get ourselves serious. The problems of the bottom billion are global problems, because they result in migration, terrorism and other phenomena of great concern to richer countries. Enlightened self-interest, because if that economic divergence continues for another 40 years, combined with social integration globally, it will build a nightmare for our children. Compassion, because a billion people are living in societies that have not offered credible hope. What I'm going to offer you is a recipe, a combination of the two forces that changed the world for good, which is the alliance of compassion and enlightened self-interest. How can we help them? Economist Paul Collier lays out a bold, compassionate plan for closing the gap between rich and poor. What do the world’s bottom billion the approximate number of the world’s citizens earning less than 1.25 USD per day have in common Aside from poor living conditions, malnutrition, and political voicelessness, they are also all more likely to suffer from so-called neglected tropical diseases (NTDs), scourges that have become a hallmark of extreme poverty in the world. What role can individual funders play in this massive global vision? What would your contribution to this cause look like?Īround the world right now, one billion people are trapped in poor or failing countries.Paul Collier presents a vision for achieving a more equitable world by lifting up the "bottom billion" people in poor and failing countries. ![]()
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