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993661
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b748031
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| Main Entry
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Shaw, D. John.
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| Title & Author
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Sir Hans W. Singer : : the life and work of a development economist /\ D. John Shaw ; foreword by Richard Jolly.
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| Publication Statement
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New York :: Palgrave,, ©2002.
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xxiv, 349 pages :: illustrations ;; 23 cm
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0333711300
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: 9780333711309
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Abstract
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"This is the biography of an internationally famous pioneering development economist, Sir Hans Singer, who is better known throughout the developing world than any other economist. The author has known and worked with him for almost forty years. The biography gives a detailed account of Sir Hans Singer's life and work and of the 'twists of fate' that led him to become a leading development economist. It contains a thematic synthesis of his major theoretical and conceptual work and of the many initiatives in which he has been involved to help solve the problems of developing countries."
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"The final part of the biography contains an appreciation of his massive body of work (450 publications in books, reports and articles) and the special attributes that have resulted in Hans Singer becoming an internationally renowned and respected development economist. An appendix contains a definitive list of all his work."--Jacket.
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"The first part of the biography, covering the period 1910 to 1947, gives an account of Singer's studies under Schumpeter and Spiethoff at Bonn University, and under Keynes at Cambridge University, and his early employment and experience, including his involvement in the depressed areas of the UK; his support of Beveridge's plan for a social welfare state; his insightful articles on the German war economy (1940-4); and his work at Manchester and Glasgow Universities and the Ministry of Town and Country Planning in London."
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"The second part (1947-69) describes his pioneering initiatives at the United Nations during his 22 years of service, including: his pathbreaking work on the terms of trade between developed and developing countries; the protracted attempts to establish a Special United Nations Fund for Economic Development for the developing countries; his involvement in the origins of a number of UN bodies; and his simultaneous academic work on a number of key issues in development economics."
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"The third part covers the major work he has undertaken since becoming Fellow at the Institute of Development Studies and Professor (now Emeritus) at the University of Sussex, UK, including: unemployment; science and technology for developing countries; the well-being of children and their role in the strategy of development; food aid and food security; reform of the UN and the Bretton Woods institutions; debt and debt servicing; and the relevance of Schumpeter and Keynes for developing countries."
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| Subject
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Singer, H. W., (Hans Wolfgang),1910-2006.
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Singer, H. W., (Hans Wolfgang),1910-2006.
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Singer, Hans Wolfgang,1910-
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Singer, H. W., (Hans Wolfgang),1910-2006
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Singer, Hans Wolfgang,(1910- ...)-- Biographies.
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Development economics.
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Economists-- Great Britain, Biography.
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Économie du développement.
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Économistes-- Grande-Bretagne, Biographies.
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Development economics.
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Economie du développement.
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Economistes-- Grande-Bretagne-- Biographies.
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Economists.
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Great Britain.
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| Dewey Classification
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330/.92B
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| LC Classification
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HB103.S56S5 2002
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