International Development Co-Operation : Selected Essays by H. W. Singer on Aid and the United Nations System

by Singer, H. W.

• ISBN13: 9780333711293
• ISBN10: 0333711297
• Format: Trade Book
• Copyright: 2001-08-25
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan

Summary

One of the most pioneering development economists, Hans Singer stimulated many of the ideas that have engaged the attention of the world community for several decades. This collection brings together for the first time key essays on the issues underlying food aid and the development of the UN. These are grouped into five areas : post-war development experience; reform of the UN; debt and debt servicing; structural adjustment and stabilization; and food aid.

Author Biography

H. W. Singer is Professorial Fellow, Institute of Development Studies, University of Sussex.

D. J. Shaw worked with Hans Singer for almost 40 years. He was associated with the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) for over 30 years and is on the International Editorial Board of the journal Food Policy.

Table of Contents

Part I: Post-War Development Experience Lessons of Post-War Development Experience: 1945-88 * The 1990's: On to Fortune of Bound in Miseries * Part II: Reform of the United Nations The Bretton Woods System: Historical Perspective * Revitalizing the United Nations * Part III: Debt and Debt Servicing * The Debt Issue-A Historical Perspective * Debt Pressures, Adjustment Policies and Deterioration of the Terms of Trade for Developing Countries * Beyond the Debt Crisis * Part IV: Structural Adjustment and Stabilization Part V: Food Aid * The Opportunity and the Challenge: H.W. Singer's Contribution to the International Debate on Food Aid--D.J. Shaw

Part I: Post-War Development Experience Lessons of Post-War Development Experience: 1945-88 * The 1990's: On to Fortune of Bound in Miseries * Part II: Reform of the United Nations The Bretton Woods System: Historical Perspective * Revitalizing the United Nations * Part III: Debt and Debt Servicing * The Debt Issue-A Historical Perspective * Debt Pressures, Adjustment Policies and Deterioration of the Terms of Trade for Developing Countries * Beyond the Debt Crisis * Part IV: Structural Adjustment and Stabilization Part V: Food Aid * The Opportunity and the Challenge: H.W. Singer's Contribution to the International Debate on Food Aid--D.J. Shaw