Watch the TED Talk below from the author of the The Bottom Billion: “Why the Poorest Countries Are Failing and What Can Be Done About It” and also review the one page summary attached – then provide your reflection on the issue I present below.

Reflection – Issue to be Examined:

What three poverty traps help explain the plight of nations comprising the poorest billion people?

*Write no less than 10 sentence responses. Your responses should be grounded in economic theory and not just lay opinions.