Commodities, Cooperation and World Economic Development: The Mission of Alfred Maizels (1917–2006)

John Toye
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Chapter 1 in Commodities, Governance and Economic Development under Globalization, 2010, pp 3-17 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract For trade and development economists, the name of Alfred Maizels is synonymous with the analysis of the primary commodity sector, particularly its trade prospects and its influence on economic development. Originally trained as a statistician, he made his reputation as a research economist at the National Institute for Economic and Social Research. Recruited by Raul Prebisch to the Commodity Division of the new UN Conference on Trade and Development, he became the designer of its integrated programme for a comprehensive range of commodities, including a Common Fund. On retirement, he continued to produce valuable studies of the problem of commodity dependence from a number of academic bases, including University College, London; WIDER and Queen Elizabeth House, Oxford.

Keywords: Commodity Price; Secretary General; Buffer Stock; Export Diversification; Primary Commodity (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2010
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DOI: 10.1057/9780230274020_1

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