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1 online resource |
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polychrome |
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text file |
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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 early experiences in Africa that propelled him into a rewarding career devoted to research, advice and teaching in international economics, economic development and global poverty reduction. Describing himself as privileged, Towards a Better World recounts his early life as a young academic, having first landed in Africa in the 1960s for the purpose of research for Yale University. Detailing both successes and setbacks, frustrations and hopes, Helleiner, conveys his often difficult, yet transformative, experiences in Nigeria and Tanzania, missions in Uganda and South Africa, and witnesses the wavering efforts being made towards poverty alleviation in international organisations . Providing lively behind-the-scene accounts of multilateral economic meetings in the 1970s through the 1990s, Helleiner addresses his engagement with economic policymakers, his views often challenging common practice. In Towards a Better World, Helleiner speaks to his early motivation as a young man in Africa, and his lifework as a practicing economist determined to make a positive effort in addressing global poverty. |
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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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eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
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Helleiner, Gerald K.
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Helleiner, Gerald K. |
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Economists -- Canada -- Biography.
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Economists. |
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Canada. |
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Biographies.
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Economic development -- Africa.
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Economic development. |
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Africa. |
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Economic development -- International cooperation.
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Economic development -- International cooperation. |
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Africa -- Economic conditions -- 20th century.
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Economic conditions. |
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20th century |
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1900-1999 |
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Autobiographies.
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Autobiographies.
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Electronic books.
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Biographies.
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| ISBN |
9781487514891 (electronic book) |
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1487514891 (electronic book) |
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9781487502218 |
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