Apostles of development : six economists and the world they mage

By:

Engerman, David C

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Gurugram Penguin Random House 2025Description: 560ISBN:

9780143476023

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

338.9 ENG

Summary: The 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.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
Donated Books	Gandhi Smriti Library	338.9 ENG (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		173461

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The 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.

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