Toward a Better World : Memoirs of a Life in International and Development Economics /

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Towards a Better World describes the life, times and perspectives of Gerry Helleiner, a Canadian activist and university-based economist, who worked for roughly 40 years with developing countries and international organizations. In his memoir, Towards a Better World, Helleiner, recounts the profound...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Helleiner, Gerald K.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: [Place of publication not identified] : University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division, 2018.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Helleiner, Gerald K.
Economists.
Economic history.
Economic development > International cooperation.
Economic development.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Reference.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Economics > General.
Developpement economique > Cooperation internationale.
Developpement economique > Afrique.
Économistes > Canada > Biographies.
Economic development > Africa.
Economists > Canada > Biography.
Canada.
Africa.
Afrique > Conditions economiques > 20e siecle.
Africa > Economic conditions > 20th century.
Autobiographies.
Biographies.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Early years
  • Undergraduate life
  • The Yale years
  • Nigeria
  • Tanzania
  • Uganda
  • South Africa
  • AERC : macroeconomic background and early days
  • More African capacity building : ACBF
  • UN activities : satisfaction and frustration
  • Sonny times at the Commonwealth Secretariat
  • Cool relations with the IMF
  • Ambivalent relations with the World Bank
  • Life with the G-24
  • Interlude at IFPRI
  • Wilder with WIDER
  • IDRC : again and again
  • The North-South Institute : present at the creation (and demise)
  • Trying to influence Canadian foreign policy
  • Political economy and economics at the University of Toronto
  • Intellectual currents
  • Some reflections for others.

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