{"product_id":"toward-a-better-world-memoirs-of-a-life-in-international-and-development-economics-hardback-9781487502218","title":"Toward a Better World; Memoirs of a Life in International and Development Economics (Hardback) 9781487502218","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eToward a Better World\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eMemoirs of a Life in International and Development Economics\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eGerald (Gerry) Helleiner (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781487502218\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 23 January 2018\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e344 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.5 x 16.1 x 2.5 cm, 0.67 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Well written and organized, Helleiner\u0026amp;#x2019;s memoir offers rich detail of his work and experiences, as a Canadian economist working to strengthen African economic capacities and as witness, contributor, and sometimes protagonist to a great many initiatives, programs, and debates emanating from international organizations in the 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s.\"\u003c\/p\u003e - S. R. Steele (Choice Connect October 2018 vol. 56 # 2)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eToward a Better World\u003c\/i\u003e 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, \u003ci\u003eToward a Better World\u003c\/i\u003e, 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. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDescribing himself as privileged, \u003ci\u003eToward a Better World\u003c\/i\u003e 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. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eToward a Better World, \u003c\/i\u003eHelleiner 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eGlossary\u003cbr\u003ePreface\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction and Overview\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eI. Beginnings\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. Early years\u003cbr\u003e2. Undergraduate Life\u003cbr\u003e3. The Yale Years\u003cbr\u003e    Graduate Study in Economics\u003cbr\u003e    Beginning a Career in Academic Economics\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eII. An International and Development Economist in Africa\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. Nigeria\u003cbr\u003e5. Tanzania\u003cbr\u003e6. Uganda\u003cbr\u003e    The Commonwealth Post-Idi Amin Mission\u003cbr\u003e    Missions with Museveni – 1986 and 1993\u003cbr\u003e7. South Africa\u003cbr\u003e8. AERC – Macroeconomic Background and Early Days\u003cbr\u003e9. More African Capacity Building - ACBF\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIII. An International and Development Economist in International Organisations\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10. UN Activities: Satisfaction and Frustration\u003cbr\u003e      UNCTAD\u003cbr\u003e      UNICEF\u003cbr\u003e      UN Secretary-General`s Task Forces\u003cbr\u003e      Committee for Development Planning\u003cbr\u003e      International Labour Organisation\u003cbr\u003e11. Sonny Times at the Commonwealth Secretariat\u003cbr\u003e      Guyana – Mission Impossible\u003cbr\u003e    . Cool Relations with the IMF\u003cbr\u003e13.Ambivalent Relations with the World Bank\u003cbr\u003e14. Life with the G24\u003cbr\u003e15. Interlude at IFPRI\u003cbr\u003e16. Wilder with WIDER\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIV. An International and Development Economist in Canada\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17. IDRC – Again and Again\u003cbr\u003e18. The North-South Institute - Present at the Creation (and Demise)\u003cbr\u003e19. Trying to Influence Canadian Foreign Policy\u003cbr\u003e20. Political Economy and Economics at the University of Toronto\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eV. Reflections on a Life in International and Development Economics\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21. Intellectual Currents\u003cbr\u003e22. Some Reflections for Others\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"University of Toronto Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52595457065240,"sku":"9781487502218","price":42.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/toward-a-better-world-memoirs-of-a-life-in-international-and-development-economics-hardback-9781487502218","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}