Sir Hans W. Singer : the life and work of a development economist

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. "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." "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." "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." "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." "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."--BOOK JACKET Front Matter....Pages i-xxiv Front Matter....Pages 1-1 Growing Up in the Rhineland, Germany....Pages 3-4 Bonn University: The Influence of Schumpeter and Spiethoff....Pages 5-11 Keynes and the Cambridge Economics School....Pages 12-19 Early Employment and Experience....Pages 20-36 Front Matter....Pages 37-37 Initiation: A Case of Mistaken Identity....Pages 39-43 The Economist as Adviser in an International Organization....Pages 44-48 Distribution of Gains from Trade and Investment: The Terms of Trade Controversy1....Pages 49-71 Special United Nations Fund for Economic Development (SUNFED)....Pages 72-90 Pre-investment and the UN Special Fund....Pages 91-93 Technical Assistance....Pages 94-97 Multilateral Food Aid....Pages 98-102 First UN Decade of Development....Pages 103-106 UN Research Institute for Social Development....Pages 107-110 Assignments Outside New York....Pages 111-122 Academic Activities While at the United Nations....Pages 123-152 Front Matter....Pages 153-153 Work at IDS....Pages 155-157 Employment and Redistribution From/With Growth....Pages 158-173 Science and Technology for Developing Countries....Pages 174-179 UNICEF and Children’s Well-Being....Pages 180-187 Food Aid and Food Security....Pages 188-210 Front Matter....Pages 153-153 The United Nations and the Bretton Woods Institutions....Pages 211-225 International Aid to Developing Countries....Pages 226-239 Debt and Debt Servicing....Pages 240-249 Relevance of Schumpeter and Keynes for Developing Countries....Pages 250-257 Front Matter....Pages 259-259 Recognition....Pages 261-264 Twists of Fate....Pages 265-266 Body of Work....Pages 267-269 Special Attributes....Pages 270-276 Forebears and Roots....Pages 277-280 Continuing Relevance of Development Studies....Pages 281-283 Back Matter....Pages 284-349 Annotation 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