Sir Hans Singer: The Life and Work of a Development Economist

No economist of the twentieth century has been so persistent in focusing on the problems of developing countries and so creative in exploring what can be done to accelerate their development. It is a remarkable story- the life and ideas of an intellectual giant. John Show has performed a great service by documenting the record of Hans Singer’s achievements, with attention to his writings and intellectual contributions over the whole of his life-from his early training at the feet of Schumpeter and Keynes, his pioneering work in the early years of the United Nations, to the final phase of his career at the Institute of Development at the University of Sussex. Over time, Singer’s imagination and writings have been honed to a new sharpness by outrage at increasing inequality in the era of globalization.