# The "bottom billion"

- Institution: TED
- Department: TED2008
- Speaker: Paul Collier
- Year: 2008
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Economics, Business and management, Society and politics
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/paul_collier_the_bottom_billion)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

Around the world right now, one billion people are trapped in poor or failing countries. How can we help them? Economist Paul Collier lays out a bold, compassionate plan for closing the gap between rich and poor.

## Lectures

1. [The "bottom billion"](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/paul_collier_the_bottom_billion/589f7276eefd), 17 min (TED's player)