Robert Wade (scholar)
Robert Hunter Wade is a political economy and development scholar. He is currently Professor of Global Political Economy at the Department of International Development, London School of Economics.[1]
Robert Wade | |
|---|---|
| Born | Australia |
| Nationality | New Zealander |
| Alma mater | Sussex University |
| Awards | Leontief Prize, Best Book or Article in Political Economy, from American Political Science Association |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Economic growth, core-periphery structure of world economy, UK and US empire, economic inequality, development studies, international political economy, industrial policy |
| Institutions | London School of Economics, World Bank, Institute of Development Studies |
| Website | www |
Early life
He was born in Australia to New Zealand diplomat parents. He was educated in Washington DC, Ottawa, Wellington, New Zealand, and Sussex University.
Career
He has worked at the Institute of Development Studies (IDS), Sussex. On leave from IDS, he worked at the World Bank; the Office of Technology Assessment (US Congress) 1988; Princeton University (Woodrow Wilson School) from 1989 to 1990; MIT (Sloan School and Political Science) from 1990 to 1991. He was professor of political economy at Brown University (Watson Institute and Political Science) from 1996 to 1999. He held fellowships at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, New Jersey 1992–1993, Russell Sage Foundation, New York 1997–1998, and the Institute for Advanced Study, Berlin 2000–2001.[2]
He also worked at the World Bank from 1984 to 1988. He has undertaken fieldwork in a range of countries including: Italy, India, Korea, Taiwan and Pitcairn Island and inside the World Bank on the World Bank.[2]
Key works
Robert Wade is author of many books and scholarly articles including:
- Wade, Robert H. (1982), Irrigation and Politics in South Korea
- Wade, Robert H. (1988, 1994), Village Republics: The Economic Conditions of Collective Action in India
- Wade, Robert H. (1990, 2003), Governing the Market: Economic Theory and the Role of Government in East Asia's Industrialization (this won the American Political Science Association's award of Best Book or Article in Political Economy, 1992)[2]
- Wade, Robert H. (2014), "The strange neglect of income inequality in economics and public policy", in Stewart, Frances; Cornia, Giovanni A. (eds.), Towards human development new approaches to macroeconomics and inequality, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, pp. 99–121, ISBN 9780198706083
- Wade, Robert Hunter (2004-07-01). "Is Globalization Reducing Poverty and Inequality?". International Journal of Health Services. 34 (3): 381–414. doi:10.2190/G8F1-01FL-MEDW-JVG1. ISSN 0020-7314. PMID 15346677. S2CID 155766595.
Awards
In 2008, Wade received (jointly with José Antonio Ocampo) the Leontief Prize in recognition of his outstanding contribution to economic theory that addresses contemporary realities and supports just and sustainable societies. In 1992 he received the American Political Science Association's award of Best Book or Article in Political Economy. He competes regularly in 10 km running races and long distance swims, and plays the classical guitar.[2]
References
- "Robert Wade | UNECE". unece.org.
- "Robert Wade". Department of International Development. LSE. Retrieved May 28, 2016.
External links
- Robert Wade's staff page
- Wade, Robert (January–February 2001). "Showdown at the World Bank". New Left Review. New Left Review. II (7).