My journey through the history of development economics

Erik Thorbecke

No wp-2018-138, WIDER Working Paper Series from World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER)

Abstract: This paper is essentially autobiographical and describes Erik Thorbecke's journey through the history of development economics between the 1950s and the present. The paper consists of four parts. First, an introduction reviews briefly his professional career as a development economist and his research interactions with major contributors to the discipline.

Keywords: Development doctrine; Inequality; Poverty (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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