Toward a Better World : : Memoirs of a Life in International and Development Economics / / Gerald (Gerry) Helleiner.

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• VerfasserIn: Helleiner, Gerald (Gerry),
• Place / Publishing House: Toronto : : University of Toronto Press, , [2019]; ©2018
• Year of Publication: 2019
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (344 p.)

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.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Abbreviations -- Introduction and Overview -- Part I. Beginnings -- 1. Early Years -- 2. Undergraduate Life -- 3. The Yale Years -- Part II. An International and Development Economist in Africa -- 4. Nigeria -- 5. Tanzania -- 6. Uganda -- 7. South Africa -- 8. AERC: Macroeconomic Background and Early Days -- 9. More African Capacity Building: ACBF -- Part III. An International and Development Economist in International Organizations -- 10. UN Activities: Satisfaction and Frustration -- 11. Sonny Times at the Commonwealth Secretariat -- 12. Cool Relations with the IMF -- 13. Ambivalent Relations with the World Bank -- 14. Life with the G-24 -- 15. Interlude at IFPRI -- 16. Wilder with WIDER -- Part IV. An International and Development Economist in Canada -- 17. IDRC: Again and Again -- 18. The North-South Institute: Present at the Creation (and Demise) -- 19. Trying to Infl uence Canadian Foreign Policy -- 20. Political Economy and Economics at the University of Toronto -- Part V. Reflections on a Life in International and Development Economics -- 21. Intellectual Currents -- 22. Some Reflections for Others -- Notes -- Index