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French economist, author and professor
Gilbert Étienne
Gilbert Étienne (left)
Born (1928-06-22 ) 22 June 1928Died 17 May 2014(2014-05-17) (aged 85) Nationality Swiss Occupation(s) Economist, author, professor
Gilbert Étienne (22 June 1928 – 17 May 2014) was a Swiss economist, author and professor.
[3] Étienne is best known for his extensive publishing on economic subjects related to India, China and Pakistan. He was a professor at the
Graduate Institute of International Studies in Geneva for over 30 years.
Early life
Étienne was born in
Neuchâtel , Switzerland.
[4] His first studies were in law, and he received a degree from the
University of Neuchâtel in 1951.
[2]
[5] Following this, he studied at the
National Institute of Oriental Languages and Civilizations (Inalco) in Paris. As a student of Inalco he spent a year doing doctoral research (from 1952 to 1953) in India and Pakistan, where he also spent time teaching in
Lahore .
[4]
[5] In 1955 he defended his doctoral thesis India: economy and population , which was published the following year by
Droz .
[6]
Academic career
Following his graduation in 1955, he took a two-year trip to India, where he worked as a representative of the Swiss watch company
Favre-Leuba .
[2]
[7] On his return to Switzerland in 1958 he became a lecturer at the
Graduate Institute of International Studies (IUHEI) in
Geneva , where his research focused on the economic and social questions of developing countries.
[2] He became a professor at the same establishment in 1964, after the publication of his book The Chinese Way .
[8] He stayed at IUHEI until the end of his career, in 1994, interrupting his education study tours on the Asian field.
[9] .From 1979 to 2002 he was the president of the Swiss Association for development aid, Frères de nos frères .
[4]
Death and legacy
Étienne died on 17 May 2014 in Geneva.
[1]
[2] A prolific author, Étienne published over 40 books and 100 journal articles in his lifetime.
[2] His final book, Indian Villages Achievements and Alarm Bells, 1952–2012 , was published as a posthumous tribute in 2014.
[2]
[10]
Selected publications
2007, China-India: the great competition
[11]
2003, Development against the current
[12]
2002, Unpredictable Afghanistan
[13]
1998, Chine-Inde: le match du siècle
[14]
[15]
1996, The Economy of India
[16]
[17]
1989, Pakistan, a gift from the Indus: economy and politics
[18]
[19]
1988, Food and Poverty:India's Half Won Battle
[20]
[21]
1985, Rural development in Asia: Meetings with Peasants
[22]
1982, Rural development in Asia: people, grain and tools
[23]
1974, The Chinese way: the long march of the economy / La voie chinoise. La longue marche de l'économie, 1949–1974
[24]
[25]
1969, A Review of Rural Cooperation in Developing Areas
[26]
1969, Les Chances de l'Inde
[27]
1968, Studies in Indian Agriculture– The Art of the Possible
[28]
[29]
[30]
1962, Tiers Monde, la voie chinoise
[31]
1959, De Caboul à Pékin: rythmes et perspectives d'expansion économique
[32]
1956, India: economy and population
[33]
See also
References
^
a
b
"A Passion for India" . Economic and Political Weekly . 49 (22): 7–8. 5 June 2015.
^
a
b
c
d
e
f
g Maurer, Jean-Luc (13 November 2014).
Preface . ELivres de l'Institut. Graduate Institute Publications.
ISBN
9782940503643 .
^ Centlivres-Demont, Micheline (13 February 2015).
Afghanistan: Identity, Society and Politics Since 1980 . Bloomsbury Publishing.
ISBN
978-1-78673-944-5 .
^
a
b
c Auroi, Claude (2014). "Décès de Gilbert Etienne". Revue Tiers Monde . 3 (3): 238.
doi :
10.3917/rtm.219.0238 .
^
a
b Sengupta, Jayshree (31 May 2014).
"Gilbert Etienne – Mainstream" . mainstreamweekly.net .
^
Politique étrangère (in French). Institut français des relations internationales. 1981.
^ Maurer, Jean-Luc (23 May 2014).
"À la mémoire de Gilbert Etienne | Infoméduse" .
^ Godement, François (1981).
"Review of La Chine fait ses comptes" . The China Quarterly . 87 (87): 536–538.
doi :
10.1017/S0305741000029064 .
ISSN
0305-7410 .
JSTOR
653609 .
S2CID
154506143 .
^ Maurer, Jean-Luc (20 May 2014).
"In the memory of Gilbert Étienne" . graduateinstitute.ch .
^ Etienne, Gilbert (13 November 2014).
Indian Villages : Achievements and Alarm Bells, 1952–2012 . ELivres de l'Institut. Graduate Institute Publications.
ISBN
9782940503643 .
^ Astarita, Claudia (2008).
"Gilbert Etienne, Chine-Inde. La grande compétition" . Perspectives Chinoises . 104 (3): 176–177.
^
"Gilbert Étienne, Le développement à contre-courant" . Revue Tiers Monde . 44 (175): 712–713. 2003.
^ De Durand, Étienne (2003).
"Olivier Roy. Les illusions du 11 septembre. Le débat stratégique face au terrorisme. Gilbert Etienne. Imprévisible Afghanistan" . Politique étrangère . 68 (2): 439–441.
^ Cordonnier, Isabelle (1998).
"Gilbert Etienne. Chine-Inde : le match du siècle" . Politique étrangère . 63 (2): 441.
^ Courade, Georges (1998).
"Gilbert Étienne, Chine-Inde : le match du siècle" . Revue Tiers Monde . 39 (156): 952.
^
"Gilbert Etienne. L'économie de l'Inde" . Politique étrangère . 51 (1): 343. 1986.
^ Etienne, Gilbert (1 March 1997).
"Agricultural Policies and Development in South Asia" . South Asian Survey . 4 (1): 95–108.
doi :
10.1177/097152319700400109 .
ISSN
0971-5231 .
S2CID
153521805 .
^ Frelin, Christiane (1990).
"Gilbert Étienne, Le Pakistan, don de l'Indus" . Revue Tiers Monde . 31 (121): 238–239.
^ Lechervy, Christian (1989).
"Gilbert Etienne. Le Pakistan, don de l'lndus : économie et politique" . Politique étrangère . 54 (3): 545.
^ Paul, Bimal K. (1990).
"Review of Food and Poverty: India's Half Won Battle" . Geographical Review . 80 (1): 91–93.
doi :
10.2307/215907 .
ISSN
0016-7428 .
JSTOR
215907 .
^ Frelin, Christiane (1989).
"Gilbert Étienne, Food and Poverty : Indias' half won battle" . Revue Tiers Monde . 30 (119): 711–712.
^ Berque, Augustin (1985).
"Gilbert Étienne, Développement rural en Asie" . Annales . 40 (4): 945–947.
doi :
10.1017/S0395264900084389 .
S2CID
181530871 .
^ Berg, Eugène (1983).
"Gilbert Etienne. Développement rural en Asie" . Politique étrangère . 48 (1): 222–224.
^ Kayser, Bernard (1977).
"Gilbert Etienne, La voie chinoise. La longue marche de l'économie, 1949–1974" . Études rurales . 68 (1): 171–172.
^ Klatt, W. (1974).
"La Voie chinoise: la longue marche de l'économie (1949–74). By Gilbert Etienne. [Paris: Presses Universitaires de France, 1974. 357 pp. NF.59.]" . The China Quarterly . 60 : 815–816.
doi :
10.1017/S0305741000025893 .
ISSN
1468-2648 .
S2CID
154090956 .
^ Delannis, Marie-Christine (1970).
"Gilbert Étienne, A review of rural cooperation in developing areas" . Revue Tiers Monde . 11 (44): 881–882.
^
"Gilbert Étienne, Les chances de l'Inde" . Revue Tiers Monde . 11 (42): 626–628. 1970.
^ Mellor, John W. (1969).
"Studies in Indian Agriculture—The Art of the Possible. Gilbert Etienne , Megan Mothersole" . Economic Development and Cultural Change . 17 (4): 634–638.
doi :
10.1086/450389 .
^ Thorner, Daniel (1969).
"Gilbert Etienne, L'agriculture indienne ou l'art du possible" . Études rurales . 36 (1): 105–107.
^ Saint Marc, Michèle (1968).
"Etienne (Gilbert) – L'agriculture indienne ou l'art du possible" . Revue économique . 19 (2): 357.
doi :
10.2307/3499208 .
JSTOR
3499208 .
^ Lévy, Roger (1962).
"Gilbert Etienne. Tiers Monde, la voie chinoise" . Politique étrangère . 27 (6): 600–601.
^ Wolf, Charles (1960).
"Review of De Caboul à Pékin: rhythmes et perspectives d'expansion économique, Gilbert Étienne" . The American Economic Review . 50 (3): 465–466.
ISSN
0002-8282 .
^ P., N. (1956).
"Etienne Gilbert. – L'Inde. Economie et population" . Population . 11 (2): 369.
doi :
10.2307/1524688 .
JSTOR
1524688 .
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