≡ Menu

Beltway Libertarians and the Bottom Billion

Someone just reminded me of some interesting remarks by one roving “libertarian” and former VP-Junketeering: Check out this line by the said VPJ:

The%20Bottom%20Billion.jpgThis review by Niall Ferguson (combined with my knowledge of other work by Collier that I’ve read) spurred me to order Paul Collier’s new book, The Bottom Billion: Why the Poorest Countries Are Failing and What Can Be Done About It. The proposal for ten-year military occupations and administration sounds remarkably unappealing and even foolish, but Collier is a very smart fellow and I’m looking forward to his insights into the sources of dysfunctionality in poor nations.

Note the curious use of “but.” Those warmongers and nation-builders are problematic, sure–but they sure have some good insights! There’s no limit to what you can learn if you stick to “inside the beltway.”

Share
{ 0 comments… add one }

Leave a Reply

© 2012-2024 StephanKinsella.com CC0 To the extent possible under law, Stephan Kinsella has waived all copyright and related or neighboring rights to material on this Site, unless indicated otherwise. In the event the CC0 license is unenforceable a  Creative Commons License Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License is hereby granted.

-- Copyright notice by Blog Copyright