Development Economics and Policy: The Conference Volume to Celebrate the 85th Birthday of Professor Sir Hans Singer - Hardcover

by David Sapsford (Editor), John-Ren Chen (Editor)

Hans Singer is undoubtedly one of, if not the, world's major scholars in the field of Development Economics. Over the last six decades he has made numerous contributions to the subject both as scholar and practitioner. This book contains 27 essays that were prepared for a conference that was held in Innsbruck Austria in May 1996 to celebrate his 85th birthday and represents a major and important overview of issues in development economics from the most eminent scholars in the field.

Author Biography

He has published widely and has held research appointments at the International Monetary Fund in Washington, DC, and the Economic and Social Research Institute in Dublin.