A Conversation led by Paul Collier
Jimmy Carter Library & Museum, Wednesday, March 10, 2010 at 7pm
Paul Collier discusses War, Guns, and Votes.; Paul Collier reads from The Bottom Billion.
Join us for a Conversation led by Paul Collier, award-winning author of books such as The Bottom Billion and War, Guns, and Votes. Collier is also professor of economics and director of the Center for the Study of African Economies at Oxford University. He researches the causes and consequences of civil war, the effects of aid, and the problems of democracy in low-income and natural resource-rich societies. He will be joined by several Carter Center peace program directors for a closer look at the impact of elections in Africa and what is needed to make democracy hold in developing countries. Copies of Collier's recent books will be available for purchase at the event, and he will sign copies afterward. This Conversation is free but reservations are required to attend, which you can make at Carter Center [http://www.cartercenter.org/involved/conversations/index.html] until the event is full. (jasbro)… (more)
Join us for a Conversation led by Paul Collier, award-winning author of books such as The Bottom Billion and War, Guns, and Votes. Collier is also professor of economics and director of the Center for the Study of African Economies at Oxford University. He researches the causes and consequences of civil war, the effects of aid, and the problems of democracy in low-income and natural resource-rich societies. He will be joined by several Carter Center peace program directors for a closer look at the impact of elections in Africa and what is needed to make democracy hold in developing countries. Copies of Collier's recent books will be available for purchase at the event, and he will sign copies afterward. This Conversation is free but reservations are required to attend, which you can make at Carter Center [http://www.cartercenter.org/involved/conversations/index.html] until the event is full. (jasbro)… (more)
