Paul Collier Quotes

Elections determine who is in power, but they do not determine how power is used.

Change in the societies at the very bottom must come predominantly from within; we cannot impose it on them.

You are a citizen, and citizenship carries responsibilities.

Without an informed electorate, politicians will continue to use the bottom billion merely for photo opportunities, rather than promoting real transformation.

Most conduct is guided by norms rather than by laws. Norms are voluntary and are effective because they are enforced by peer pressure.

Politicians would only move beyond gestures once there was a critical mass of informed citizens.

Poverty is not intrinsically a trap, otherwise we would all still be poor.