TED on the bottom billion

Paul Collier: 4 ways to improve the lives of the "bottom billion"

"...the alliance of compassion and enlightened self-interest. we need compassion to get started, enlightened self-interest to get serious."

"unless we have an informed society, what we get from politicians is gestures. things that look good but don't work."


the Philippines may not be in the bottom billion just yet but we share so many similarities. you may already know what he's saying but listen to how we seem to be facing the same problems and still are not going forward together.