The aid agencies are not run by fools. they are full of intelligent people severely constrained by what public opinion permits.
Paul CollierTag: public-opinion international-aid
Politicians would only move beyond gestures once there was a critical mass of informed citizens.
Paul CollierTag: democracy
Electorates tend to get the politicians they deserve.
Paul CollierTag: democracy
And so a miserable but possible scenario is that countries in the bottom billion oscillate between the traps and limbo, perhaps switching in the process from one trap to another..
Let me be clear: we cannot rescue them. The societies of the bottom billion can only be rescued from within. In every society of the bottom billion there are people working for change, but usually they are defeated by the powerful internal forces stacked against them. We should be helping the heroes. So far, our efforts have been paltry: through inertia, ignorance, and incompetence, we have stood by and watched them lose.
Let me be clear: we cannot rescue them. These societies of the bottom billion can only be rescued from within.
Tag: social-change
Pressure works, but it needs to be organized. This is the domain of the NGOs and the rock stars.
Paul CollierElections determine who is in power, but they do not determine how power is used.
Paul CollierTag: power democracy elections
You are a citizen, and citizenship carries responsibilities.
Paul CollierTag: citizenship
Most conduct is guided by norms rather than by laws. Norms are voluntary and are effective because they are enforced by peer pressure.
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