The Broken Mosaic by Ladislau Dowbor
This cogent critique of the narrowness and moral blindness of conventional economics, and its distance from any genuine concern for people's lives, is part autobiographical reflection and part summation of a lifetime's work in developing countries. Ladislau Dowbor rejects both old-fashioned statist economics and utopian 'post-economics' ideas of social organization. Instead, he pulls together a rich mixture of detailed and practical conclusions about economic and social policy, drawing on his own work as an economic adviser in countries as diverse as Poland, Portugal, Guinea Bissau, post-Soviet Mongolia, Sandinista Nicaragua, democratic South Africa and President Lula's Brazil. His approaches and principles are relevant to all developing countries as they seek new policies to replace neoliberal prescriptions that have delivered neither growth, social justice, nor environmental sustainability.
'A candid autobiographical tale on the fascinating life of a revolutionary turned into a distinguished professor of Economics and his passionate quest for humane developmentRecommended reading for all students of development economics.' Ignacy Sachs, Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales, Universite de Paris 'Ladislau Dowbor is one of the key intellectual voices in the emerging powerhouse that is Brazil... He is one of those rare scholars and even rarer economists who engage in a deeply experiential personal exploration of what is abstractly termed economic development. This is the most postively exciting book on cutting edge economic thinking that you will ever hope to read.' Hazel Henderson, author of Building a Win-Win World: Life Beyond Global Economic Warfare 'An original book about a remarkable life, The Broken Mosaic is an innovative approach to economics and to development, not from a theoretical or abstract perspective but through illuminating lessons born from an incredibly diversified experience.' Rubens Ricupero, Secretary General of UNCTAD
Ladislau Dowbor is professor of economics at the Pontifical Catholic University of Sao Paulo and author of numerous books on economic and social development.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781842776339 |
| ISBN 10 | 1842776339 |
| Title | The Broken Mosaic |
| Author | Ladislau Dowbor |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Year published | 2005-09-20 |
| Number of pages | 176 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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