邦訳：2010年1月・日経ＢＰ社。前著『最底辺の１０億人』（原書 "The Bottom Billion"; ISBN：9780195373387）が世界的な評判を呼んだ著者が、最貧アフリカ諸国における民主主義の逆説を明らかに。弊社店頭好評書（2010年4月時点）。New in paperback. Hardcover was published in 2009. Investigates the violence and poverty in the small, remote countries at the lowest level of the world economy. An esteemed economist and a foremost authority on developing countries, Collier argues that the spread of elections and peace settlements in the world's most dangerous countries may lead to a brave new democratic world.