00984nam a22001577a 4500003000200000005001700002020001800019082001400037100002300051245006900074260004100143300000800184520056200192650002500754650004700779020260507152536.0 a9780143476023 a338.9 ENG aEngerman, David C. aApostles of development : six economists and the world they mage aGurugrambPenguin Random Housec2025 a560 aThe battle against global poverty that began after World War II was a major undertaking engaging economists, engineers, and organizations. Featuring front and centre were six remarkable economists: Amartya Sen, Manmohan Singh, Mahbub ul Haq, Jagdish Bhagwati, Rehman Sobhan, and Lal Jayawardena, all born as colonial subjects in the British Empire and studied at Cambridge University. They represented a new figure on the world scene ―­ the Third World development expert­­ ― and played a crucial role in global debates about poverty and development. aEconomic development aInternational economic relations - History