Wars, Guns, and Votes

An expert on developing nations offers “accessible and very sensible analysis” of America’s promotion of democracy abroad—and why it often fails ( Publishers Weekly ). Oxford economist Paul Collier gives an eye-opening assessment of the corruption and political violence that plague developing nations across Africa, Latin America, and Asia. While many of these governments meet America’s standards for democracy, Collier shows that they lack the essential infrastructure to make democracy work—such