Professor of Economics, Political Science, and Public Policy, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and Senior Fellow, The Milken Institute
Assessment Paper
By Paul Collier, Lisa Chauvet and Haavard Hegre. Civil wars in small, poor countries cause untold suffering, and half of them are renewed flare-ups of recent conflicts. A single conflict can cost $250 billion or more, takes many years to recover from and can block all other humanitarian interventions.
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The second Copenhagen Consensus took place 25-30 May in Copenhagen. Once again, our Expert Panel tackled the question, Imagine you had $75 billion to donate to worthwhile causes. What would you do, and where should we start? The Panel released a prioritized list recommending how best to tackle ten of the world's most pressing issues.