Book review: Left Behind, by Paul Collier

In the 90s there was a proselytising novel called Left Behind that was very popular in American evangelical circles, all about how the faithful would be raptured into heaven as the planet collapsed behind them. This is not that book. This is about Paul Collier’s Left Behind, an altogether more useful book that might make a difference in the here and now.

Collier is an economics professor in Oxford and a specialist in development. I’ve reviewed his previous books Plundered Planet and The ...