Synopses & Reviews
This is the first biography of a world-famous pioneering development economist, Sir Hans W. Singer, who is better known throughout the developing world than any other economist, living or dead. It gives a detailed account of the way in which the 'twists of fate' led him to becoming a leading development economist. It contains a thematic synthesis of all his major theoretical and conceptual work and of the many initiatives in which he has been involved to solve the problems of developing countries.
About the Author
D. John Shaw was Economic Adviser and Chief of World Food Programs Policy Affairs Service, a consultant to the World Bank, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, and the Commonwealth Secretariat.
Table of Contents
Foreword--Sir Richard Jolly *
PART I: THE EARLY YEARS (1910-47) * Growing up in the Rhineland, Germany * Bonn University: The Influence of Schumpter and Speithoff * Keynes and the Cambridge Economics School * Early Employment and Experience *
PART II: SERVICE IN THE UNITED NATIONS (1947-69) * Initiation: A Case of Mistaken Identity * The Economist as Adviser in an International Organization * Distribution of Gains from Trade and Investment: The Terms of Trade Controversy * Special United Nations Fund for Economic Development (SUNFED) * Pre-Investment and the UN Special Fund * Technical Assistance * Multilateral Food Aid * First UN Decade for Development * UN Research Institute for Social Development Assignments outside New York * Academic Activities while at the United Nations *
PART III: THE LATER YEARS (1969-2001) * Work at IDS Employment and Redistribution from/with Growth * Science and Technology for Developing Countries * Food Aid and Food Security * The United Nations and the Bretton Woods Institutions * International Aid to Developing Countries * Debt and Debt Servicing * Relevance of Schumpter and Keynes for Developing Countries *
PART IV: AN APPRECIATION * Recognition * Twists of Fate * Body of Work * Special Attributes * Forebears and Roots * Continuing Relevance of Development Studies * References * Annex: Publications of Sir Hans W.Singer