Paul Collier

Aid in troubled times

Paul Collier, 2 July 2012 - Development Debates

At a time of national austerity and global alarm, sources of pride and international affection for Britain are particularly valuable. Earlier this month ordinary British people took pride in the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee, and this was matched by a global …

What should we make of the new UK aid?

Paul Collier, 4 March 2011 - Development Debates, Other

The Department for International Development is already the most respected of the country-to-country development agencies. But in the past it has been distracted by extraneous domestic political interests. In Andrew Mitchell, the department has a Secretary of State who is …

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