John Collier

comfortability of maintaining that status and “shut down” the “forces pitted against them” The result of bad governance leads to failing states and an overall failure to its citizens.” In addition, when the government fails its citizens, that may provoke a danger conception of living. When countries have a steady government and good policies, they can flourish. If bad policies are written and elites continue to run the government, these countries will remain trapped as “failing states.” Collier’s argument is crucial to understanding how bad government leads to economic downfall. Upon the readings, Collier elaborates on the role of aid in countries that are in the bottom billion. After conducting his analysis, Collier found that aid “significantly reduced capital flight” ,but in his perspective, “aid alone is really unlikely….to address the problems of the bottom billion and it has become so highly publicized that its design is often pretty dysfunctional” In this instance, Collier findings show that aid is not beneficial to helping a country progress if it is not done …show more content…
He first explains how the conflict trap can be broken. In this context, the conflict trap can be broken by post- conflict and massive prevention techniques of peace. The natural resource trap will most likely not be fixed with aid, it will depend on “laws and international norms.” As for countries that are landlocked, the best they can do in that situation is “making the most of their opportunities.” What can be done about the failing states is a bit more complicated. The villain in these situations will not go down easy. It takes a collective effort from the people in power that lounge to end the corruption to do something about it. To break this trap, it calls for the “villains [that] lie in order to defeat change” need be conquered for the good of the