# The Plundered Planet

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- Book: [The Plundered Planet](https://www.bookquiver.com/paul-collier/the-plundered-planet) ([The Plundered Planet.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/paul-collier/the-plundered-planet.md))
- Authors: [Paul Collier](https://www.bookquiver.com/paul-collier)
- Publisher: Penguin
- Medium: ebook
- ISBN: 978-01-4192-411-3
- Published: 2011-08-25
- Language: en_GB
- Binding: E-book

## Description

How can we help poorer countries become richer without harming the planet? Is there a way of reconciling prosperity with nature? World-renowned economist Paul Collier offers smart, surprising and above all realistic answers to this dilemma. Steering a path between the desires of unchecked profiteering and the romantic views of environmentalists, he explores creative ways to deal with poverty, overpopulation and climate change -showing that the solutions needn't cost the earth. The book proposes a radical rethinking of international policies and uniquely, offers real solutions backed up by real data from research Collier has spearheaded