Throughout this article, I will summarize Paul Colliers' book, "The Bottom Billion". Next, I will relate Collier's argument to three key concepts; failed/failing states, globalization and the World Trade Organization (WTO). Second, I will critically evaluate three of Collier's weaknesses in his book. My first criticism of him is his disbelief in the ability of democracy to solve the problem of corrupt governance in the billion poorest countries. My second criticism of him concerns his idea that military intervention is a necessity to make the billion poorest countries prosper. My final criticism concerns his idea that the nation's bottom billion, in steady decline, will be directly linked to the fact that our children in the United States will face an alarmingly divided world and all its consequences. Finally, I will conclude the book review and explain why I think its conclusion may be volatile. Collier's thesis focuses on why poor countries are poor and what developed countries, like the United States, can do about it. He divides the book into five parts. The first part deals with defining the real problem and he calls it “Falling Behind and Falling Apart”. The second part talks about four traps that keep the poorest billion in their dilemma. He distinguishes between the conflict trap, the natural resources trap, the trap of being landlocked with bad neighbors and the trap of bad governance in a small country. The third part talks about globalization. Collier believes that globalization is part of the reason why the poorest billion countries continue to sink. The fourth part of the book discusses strategies that he believes will help solve the major problems of the poorest billion. Collier divides this into four themes: bailout aid, ...... middle of paper ...... five important trade deals that the United States desperately depends on. Collier completely underestimates the United States by thinking that this country depends on the prosperity of the billion poorest countries. In conclusion, Collier explains in detail why the billions of poorest countries are poor. His arguments covered a variety of concepts from the course such as internationalism, the failed state, globalization and economic forces. However, upon critical evaluation, it is clear that Collier ignored and underestimated many of these concepts. Works Cited Boyer, Mark A., Natalie Florea. Hudson and Michael J. Butler. Global Politics: Engaging in a Complex World. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2013. Print. Collier, Paul. The poorest billion: why the poorest countries are failing and what can be done about it. Oxford: Oxford UP, 2007. Print.