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Abid Qaiyum Suleri
Abid Qaiyum Suleri (born: 9 September 1969) is a Pakistani social policy analyst and development practitioner.
Abid Qaiyum Suleri (born: 9 September 1969) is a Pakistani social policy analyst and development practitioner.
Akhtar Hameed Khan
Akhtar Hameed Khan was a Pakistani development activist and social scientist credited for pioneering microcredit and microfinance initiatives, farmers' cooperatives, and rural training programme...
Akhtar Hameed Khan was a Pakistani development activist and social scientist credited for pioneering microcredit and microfinance initiatives, farmers' cooperatives, and rural training programme...
Alan Winters
Alan Winters is a Professor of Economics at the University of Sussex and Chief Economist at the Department for International Development.
Alan Winters is a Professor of Economics at the University of Sussex and Chief Economist at the Department for International Development.
Alexander Chayanov
Alexander V. Chayanov (Александр Васильевич Чаянов) (1888 – October 3, 1937) was a Soviet agrarian economist, and scholar of rural sociology and advocate of agrarianism and cooperatives.
Alexander V. Chayanov (Александр Васильевич Чаянов) (1888 – October 3, 1937) was a Soviet agrarian economist, and scholar of rural sociology and advocate of agrarianism and cooperatives.
Amy B. Smith
Amy Smith is an American inventor, educator, and founder of D-Lab at MIT. She works to develop technologies and build creative capacity internationally.
Amy Smith is an American inventor, educator, and founder of D-Lab at MIT. She works to develop technologies and build creative capacity internationally.
Amy Chua
Amy L. Chua (, born October 26, 1962) is the John M. Duff, Jr. Professor of Law at Yale Law School.
Amy L. Chua (, born October 26, 1962) is the John M. Duff, Jr. Professor of Law at Yale Law School.
Andrey Korotayev
Andrey Korotayev (Андре́й Вита́льевич Корота́ев, born 1961) is a Russian anthropologist, economic historian, and sociologist, with major contributions to world-systems theory, cross-cultural...
Andrey Korotayev (Андре́й Вита́льевич Корота́ев, born 1961) is a Russian anthropologist, economic historian, and sociologist, with major contributions to world-systems theory, cross-cultural...
Anthony Shorrocks
Anthony Shorrocks is a notable Development Economist.
Anthony Shorrocks is a notable Development Economist.
Antonia Darder
Antonia Darder, Ph.D. is an internationally recognized scholar, artist, poet, activist, and public intellectual.
Antonia Darder, Ph.D. is an internationally recognized scholar, artist, poet, activist, and public intellectual.
Arturo Escobar (anthropologist)
Arturo Escobar (born in Manizales, Colombia) is a Colombian-American anthropologist primarily known for his contribution to postdevelopment theory and political ecology.
Arturo Escobar (born in Manizales, Colombia) is a Colombian-American anthropologist primarily known for his contribution to postdevelopment theory and political ecology.
Carolyn Baylies
Carolyn Louise Baylies (1947–2003) was an academic and activist.
Carolyn Louise Baylies (1947–2003) was an academic and activist.
Christopher J.L. Murray
Christopher Murray is a scholar in global health and public health at the University of Washington in Seattle and is the institute director of the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME).
Christopher Murray is a scholar in global health and public health at the University of Washington in Seattle and is the institute director of the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME).
Christopher Murray
Christopher Murray is a scholar in global health and public health at the University of Washington in Seattle and is the institute director of the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME).
Christopher Murray is a scholar in global health and public health at the University of Washington in Seattle and is the institute director of the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME).
Colin Leys
Colin Leys was employed as an academic at various universities of Oxford (Balliol College), Makerere (Uganda), Sussex, Kivukoni College in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania; Nairobi (Kenya), Sheffield.
Colin Leys was employed as an academic at various universities of Oxford (Balliol College), Makerere (Uganda), Sussex, Kivukoni College in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania; Nairobi (Kenya), Sheffield.
Daria Khaltourina
Daria Khaltourina is a Russian sociologist, anthropologist, demographer, and a public figure.
Daria Khaltourina is a Russian sociologist, anthropologist, demographer, and a public figure.
David Korten
David C. Korten is an American economist, author, and former Professor of the Harvard Business School, political activist and prominent critic of corporate globalization, "by training and inclin...
David C. Korten is an American economist, author, and former Professor of the Harvard Business School, political activist and prominent critic of corporate globalization, "by training and inclin...
David Lewis (academic)
David Lewis is professor of social policy and development at London School of Economics who specialises in development policy and management, with a particular interest in Non-Governmental Organ...
David Lewis is professor of social policy and development at London School of Economics who specialises in development policy and management, with a particular interest in Non-Governmental Organ...
Dean Jamison
Dean Jamison is an economist and global health researcher.
Dean Jamison is an economist and global health researcher.
Denis Goulet
Denis Goulet ( 1931–2006 ) was a human development theorist and a founder of work on development ethics as an independent field of study.
Denis Goulet ( 1931–2006 ) was a human development theorist and a founder of work on development ethics as an independent field of study.
Diane Elson
Diane Elson a Gender and Development social scientist.
Diane Elson a Gender and Development social scientist.
Duncan Green
Duncan Green is Head of Research at Oxfam GB.
Duncan Green is Head of Research at Oxfam GB.
E. F. Schumacher
Ernst Friedrich "Fritz" Schumacher (16 August 1911 – 4 September 1977) was an internationally influential economic thinker, statistician and economist in Britain, serving as Chief Economic Advis...
Ernst Friedrich "Fritz" Schumacher (16 August 1911 – 4 September 1977) was an internationally influential economic thinker, statistician and economist in Britain, serving as Chief Economic Advis...
Finn Tarp
Finn Tarp (1951-present) is a Danish Professor of Development Economics at the University of Copenhagen (where he completed his MSc and PhD) and Director of UN University-WIDER, Helsinki, Finland.
Finn Tarp (1951-present) is a Danish Professor of Development Economics at the University of Copenhagen (where he completed his MSc and PhD) and Director of UN University-WIDER, Helsinki, Finland.
George Counts
George Sylvester Counts (1889–1974) was an American educator and influential education theorist.
George Sylvester Counts (1889–1974) was an American educator and influential education theorist.
Göran Hydén
Göran Hydén (Born 1938) is a noted Africanist and Distinguished Professor of Political Science at the University of Florida.
Göran Hydén (Born 1938) is a noted Africanist and Distinguished Professor of Political Science at the University of Florida.
Ha-Joon Chang
Ha-Joon Chang (Korean: 장하준, Hanja: 張夏准, b. South Korea in 1963) is one of the leading heterodox economists and institutional economists specialising in development economics.
Ha-Joon Chang (Korean: 장하준, Hanja: 張夏准, b. South Korea in 1963) is one of the leading heterodox economists and institutional economists specialising in development economics.
Hamza Alavi
Hamza Alavi (10 April 1921 – 1 December 2003) was an academic sociologist and activist with adherence to Marxism.
Hamza Alavi (10 April 1921 – 1 December 2003) was an academic sociologist and activist with adherence to Marxism.
Helen O'Neill
Helen O'Neill is a leading development scholar who is Professor Emeritus in (and was founding director of) the Centre for Development Studies University College Dublin.
Helen O'Neill is a leading development scholar who is Professor Emeritus in (and was founding director of) the Centre for Development Studies University College Dublin.
Henry Bernstein (sociologist)
Henry Bernstein is a professor of at the University of London: School of Oriental and African Studies.
Henry Bernstein is a professor of at the University of London: School of Oriental and African Studies.
Inge Kaul
Inge Kaul is adjunct professor at the Hertie School of Governance, Berlin, Germany and advisor to various governmental, multilateral and non-profit organizations on policy options to meet gl...
Inge Kaul is adjunct professor at the Hertie School of Governance, Berlin, Germany and advisor to various governmental, multilateral and non-profit organizations on policy options to meet gl...
James Putzel
James Putzel is a Professor of Development Studies and Director of the Crisis States Research Centre at the LSE. He was educated at McGill and Oxford universities.
James Putzel is a Professor of Development Studies and Director of the Crisis States Research Centre at the LSE. He was educated at McGill and Oxford universities.
Jeffrey G. Williamson
Jeffrey Gale Williamson is the Laird Bell Professor of Economics and an Honorary Fellow in the Department of Economics at the University of Wisconsin, Research Associate at the National Bure...
Jeffrey Gale Williamson is the Laird Bell Professor of Economics and an Honorary Fellow in the Department of Economics at the University of Wisconsin, Research Associate at the National Bure...
Jeffrey Sachs
Jeffrey David Sachs is an American economist and Director of The Earth Institute at Columbia University.
Jeffrey David Sachs is an American economist and Director of The Earth Institute at Columbia University.
Jeni Klugman
Jeni Klugman is a development economists.
Jeni Klugman is a development economists.
John Hatch
Dr. John Keith Hatch (born November 7, 1940) is an American economic development expert and a pioneer in modern day microfinance.
Dr. John Keith Hatch (born November 7, 1940) is an American economic development expert and a pioneer in modern day microfinance.
John Luke Gallup
John Luke Gallup is an American economist.
John Luke Gallup is an American economist.
Joseph Stiglitz
Joseph Eugene Stiglitz, ForMemRS, FBA, is an American economist and a professor at Columbia University.
Joseph Eugene Stiglitz, ForMemRS, FBA, is an American economist and a professor at Columbia University.
Katrina Brown
Katrina Brown is a Professor of Development Studies at the University of East Anglia.
Katrina Brown is a Professor of Development Studies at the University of East Anglia.
Keith Lewin
Keith Lewin is a British Professor of International Education and Development at the University of Sussex and Director of the Consortium for Consortium for Research on Educational Access, T...
Keith Lewin is a British Professor of International Education and Development at the University of Sussex and Director of the Consortium for Consortium for Research on Educational Access, T...
Kevin Watkins
Kevin Watkins is the director and lead author of the UNESCO's Education for All Global Monitoring Report.
Kevin Watkins is the director and lead author of the UNESCO's Education for All Global Monitoring Report.
Lester R. Brown
Lester Russel Brown (born March 28, 1934) is a United States environmental analyst, founder of the Worldwatch Institute, and founder and president of the Earth Policy Institute, a nonprofit rese...
Lester Russel Brown (born March 28, 1934) is a United States environmental analyst, founder of the Worldwatch Institute, and founder and president of the Earth Policy Institute, a nonprofit rese...
M. S. Swaminathan
Maankombu Sambasivan Swaminathan (born 7 August 1925) is an Indian agricultural scientist.
Maankombu Sambasivan Swaminathan (born 7 August 1925) is an Indian agricultural scientist.
Manfred Max Neef
Artur Manfred Max Neef is a Chilean economist and environmentalist mainly known for his human development model based on Fundamental human needs.
Artur Manfred Max Neef is a Chilean economist and environmentalist mainly known for his human development model based on Fundamental human needs.
Mansoob Murshed
Mansoob Murshed is a Professor of International Industrial Economics at the University of Birmigham whose research interests are development, globalisation and conflict / post-conflict reconstru...
Mansoob Murshed is a Professor of International Industrial Economics at the University of Birmigham whose research interests are development, globalisation and conflict / post-conflict reconstru...
Martha Chen
Martha Alter Chen (Marty) (born February 9, 1944) is an American academic, scholar and social worker, who presently a Lecturer in Public policy at the Harvard Kennedy School and International C...
Martha Alter Chen (Marty) (born February 9, 1944) is an American academic, scholar and social worker, who presently a Lecturer in Public policy at the Harvard Kennedy School and International C...
Michael Edwards (academic)
Michael Edwards is a writer and activist who has worked in various positions in foundations, think-tanks and international development institutions and who has written widely on civil society, p...
Michael Edwards is a writer and activist who has worked in various positions in foundations, think-tanks and international development institutions and who has written widely on civil society, p...
Michael M. Cernea
Michael M. Cernea (born 1934) is a Romanian social scientist who introduced sociological and anthropological approaches into the World Bank.
Michael M. Cernea (born 1934) is a Romanian social scientist who introduced sociological and anthropological approaches into the World Bank.
Morris Szeftel
Morris Szeftel is an academic who has worked as a professor at the University of Leeds.
Morris Szeftel is an academic who has worked as a professor at the University of Leeds.
Moses Coady
Rev. Dr. Moses Michael Coady (3 January 1882 – 28 July 1959) was a Roman Catholic priest, adult educator and co-operative entrepreneur best known for his instrumental role in the Antigonish Mov...
Rev. Dr. Moses Michael Coady (3 January 1882 – 28 July 1959) was a Roman Catholic priest, adult educator and co-operative entrepreneur best known for his instrumental role in the Antigonish Mov...
Muhammad Yunus (Bangladeshi economist)
Muhammad Yunus is a Bangladeshi economist and founder of the Grameen Bank, an institution that provides microcredit to help its clients establish creditworthiness and financial self-sufficiency.
Muhammad Yunus is a Bangladeshi economist and founder of the Grameen Bank, an institution that provides microcredit to help its clients establish creditworthiness and financial self-sufficiency.
Muhammad Yunus (economist)
Muhammad Yunus is a Bangladeshi economist and founder of the Grameen Bank, an institution that provides microcredit to help its clients establish creditworthiness and financial self-sufficiency.
Muhammad Yunus is a Bangladeshi economist and founder of the Grameen Bank, an institution that provides microcredit to help its clients establish creditworthiness and financial self-sufficiency.
Norman Borlaug
Norman Ernest Borlaug (March 25, 1914 – September 12, 2009) was an American agronomist, humanitarian, and Nobel laureate who has been called "the father of the Green Revolution".
Norman Ernest Borlaug (March 25, 1914 – September 12, 2009) was an American agronomist, humanitarian, and Nobel laureate who has been called "the father of the Green Revolution".
Paul Collier
Dr. Paul Collier, CBE is a Professor of Economics, Director for the Centre for the Study of African Economies at The University of Oxford and Fellow of St Antony's College.
Dr. Paul Collier, CBE is a Professor of Economics, Director for the Centre for the Study of African Economies at The University of Oxford and Fellow of St Antony's College.
Paulo Freire
Paulo Reglus Neves Freire, PhD was a Brazilian educator and influential theorist of critical pedagogy.
Paulo Reglus Neves Freire, PhD was a Brazilian educator and influential theorist of critical pedagogy.
Peter Ady
Peter Honorine Ady (1914–2004) was an Oxford economist.
Peter Honorine Ady (1914–2004) was an Oxford economist.
Peter Worsley
Peter Maurice Worsley (born 1924) is a noted British sociologist and social anthropologist.
Peter Maurice Worsley (born 1924) is a noted British sociologist and social anthropologist.
Piers Blaikie
Piers Blaikie (born 29 January 1942) is a development scholar who worked until 2003 at the School of Development Studies, University of East Anglia.
Piers Blaikie (born 29 January 1942) is a development scholar who worked until 2003 at the School of Development Studies, University of East Anglia.
Ray Bush
Raymond Carey Bush is a professor of African Studies at the School of Politics and International Studies (POLIS) at the University of Leeds.
Raymond Carey Bush is a professor of African Studies at the School of Politics and International Studies (POLIS) at the University of Leeds.
Richard Jolly
Richard Jolly is a leading development economist.
Richard Jolly is a leading development economist.
Robert Chambers (development scholar)
Robert Chambers (born 1932) is an academic and development practitioner.
Robert Chambers (born 1932) is an academic and development practitioner.
Robert Wade (development scholar)
Robert Hunter Wade is a New Zealand born Professor of Political Economy and Development at the Development Studies Institute, London School of Economics.
Robert Hunter Wade is a New Zealand born Professor of Political Economy and Development at the Development Studies Institute, London School of Economics.
Rogelio Frigerio
Rogelio Frigerio (November 2, 1914 – September 13, 2006) was an Argentine economist, journalist and politician.
Rogelio Frigerio (November 2, 1914 – September 13, 2006) was an Argentine economist, journalist and politician.
Ross Levine
Ross Levine is an American economist and the James and Merryl Tisch Professor of Economics at Brown University.
Ross Levine is an American economist and the James and Merryl Tisch Professor of Economics at Brown University.
Stefan Dercon
Stefan Dercon is a notable Micro-Development Economist who has, since 2004, been a Professor of Development Economics at Oxford University and a Fellow of Wolfson College.
Stefan Dercon is a notable Micro-Development Economist who has, since 2004, been a Professor of Development Economics at Oxford University and a Fellow of Wolfson College.
Stephany Griffith-Jones
Stephany Griffith-Jones is an economist specialising in international finance and development, with emphasis on reform of the international financial system, specifically in relation to financia...
Stephany Griffith-Jones is an economist specialising in international finance and development, with emphasis on reform of the international financial system, specifically in relation to financia...
Stephen C. Smith
Stephen C. Smith (born 1955) is an economist, author, and educator.
Stephen C. Smith (born 1955) is an economist, author, and educator.
Sulak Sivaraksa
Sulak Sivaraksa is founder and director of the Thai NGO “Sathirakoses-Nagapradeepa Foundation”, named after two authorities on Thai culture, Sathirakoses and Nagapradeepa.
Sulak Sivaraksa is founder and director of the Thai NGO “Sathirakoses-Nagapradeepa Foundation”, named after two authorities on Thai culture, Sathirakoses and Nagapradeepa.
Swasti Mitter
Swasti Mitter is a researcher into gender and development.
Swasti Mitter is a researcher into gender and development.
Tahrunessa Abdullah
Tahrunessa Ahmed Abdullah is an author, activist and community leader from Bangladesh.
Tahrunessa Ahmed Abdullah is an author, activist and community leader from Bangladesh.
Teodor Shanin
Theodor Shanin (b. 1930, Vilnius, Polish Republic) was for many years a Professor of Sociology at the University of Manchester.
Theodor Shanin (b. 1930, Vilnius, Polish Republic) was for many years a Professor of Sociology at the University of Manchester.
Terence J. Byres
Terence J. Byres is a peasant studies scholar and a professor emeritus of Political Economy at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London.
Terence J. Byres is a peasant studies scholar and a professor emeritus of Political Economy at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London.
Terry McGee
Terence Gary McGee, usually called Terry McGee is an urban geographer and social scientist.
Terence Gary McGee, usually called Terry McGee is an urban geographer and social scientist.
Tom Brass
Tom Brass is an academic who has written widely on peasant studies.
Tom Brass is an academic who has written widely on peasant studies.
Vikram Akula
Vikram Akula is the Chairperson and Founder of SKS Microfinance, an organization that offers microloans and insurance to poor women in impoverished areas of India.
Vikram Akula is the Chairperson and Founder of SKS Microfinance, an organization that offers microloans and insurance to poor women in impoverished areas of India.
Virginia Abernethy
Virginia Deane Abernethy (born in Cuba in 1934) is an American professor (emerita) of psychiatry and anthropology at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine.
Virginia Deane Abernethy (born in Cuba in 1934) is an American professor (emerita) of psychiatry and anthropology at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine.
William Easterly
William Russell Easterly is an American economist, specializing in economic growth and foreign aid.
William Russell Easterly is an American economist, specializing in economic growth and foreign aid.
Wolfgang Sachs
Wolfgang Sachs (born 25 November 1946 in Munich) is a researcher, writer and university teacher in the field of environment, development, and globalization.
Wolfgang Sachs (born 25 November 1946 in Munich) is a researcher, writer and university teacher in the field of environment, development, and globalization.
Yamini Aiyar
Yamini Aiyar is a Senior Research Fellow and Director of the Accountability Initiative (AI).
Yamini Aiyar is a Senior Research Fellow and Director of the Accountability Initiative (AI).