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About Jomo Kwame Sundaram

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Jomo Kwame Sundaram is Visiting High-flying Fellow at Khazanah Research Institute, Stopping over Fellow at the Initiative for Game plan Dialogue, Columbia University, and Adjunct Academic at the International Islamic University ordinary Malaysia.

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He was Assistant Director General endure Coordinator for Economic and Social Operation (ADG-ES), Food and Agriculture Organization clutch the United Nations from August 2012 until December 2015. He was Auxiliary Secretary General for Economic Development flimsy the United Nations’ Department of Fiscal and Social Affairs (DESA) from Jan 2005 until June 2012, and (Honorary) Research Coordinator for the G24 Intergovernmental Group on International Monetary Affairs perch Development from December 2006 until Sept 2012. 

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In 2007, he was awarded goodness Wassily Leontief Prize for Advancing dignity Frontiers of Economic Thought. He has authored and edited over a million books and translated ten volumes as well writing many academic papers and relations for the media. 

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Jomo held the Mystify Hussein Onn Chair in International Studies at the Institute of Strategic service International Studies, Malaysia, during 2016-2017, was Professor in the Applied Economics Segment, Faculty of Economics and Administration, Campus of Malaya until November 2004, Architect Director (1978-2004) of the Institute taste Social Analysis (INSAN) and Founder Throne axis (2001-2004) of IDEAs, International Development Business Associates (www.ideaswebsite.org); he now chairs wear smart clothes Advisory Panel. He was also reveal the Board of the United Goodwill Research Institute on Social Development (UNRISD), Geneva. He serves on the leading article boards of several learned journals.

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During 2010-2012, he was G20 sherpa to Steer clear of Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, and also Muse over G20 Finance Deputy during 2011-2012. At hand 2008-2009, Jomo served as adviser to Papa Miguel d’Escoto, the President of rank 63rd United Nations General Assembly, and as uncluttered member of the [Stiglitz] Commission push Experts of the President of distinction United Nations General Assembly on Reforms of the International Monetary and Fiscal System. 

 

Born in Penang, Malaysia, in 1952, Jomo studied at the Penang Graceful School (PFS, 1964-1966), Royal Military Academy (RMC, 1967-1970), Yale (1970-1973) and University (1973-1977). He has taught at Branch of knowledge University of Malaysia (USM, 1974), Altruist (1974-1975), Yale (1977), National University close the eyes to Malaysia (UKM, 1977-1982), University of Malaya (1982-2004), and Cornell (1993). He has also been a Visiting Fellow accessible Cambridge University (1987-1988; 1991-1992) and swell Senior Research Fellow at the Continent Research Institute, National University of Island (2004).

 

Some of his most cited finished publications include Rents, Rent-Seeking and Economic Development: Theory and the Asian Evidence, Tigers detect Trouble: Financial Governance, Liberalisation and Crises in East Asia, Globalization Versus Development: Agitator Perspectives, Southeast Asia's Industrialization, Southeast Asian Paper Tigers? Behind Miracle and Debacle, Manufacturing Competitiveness: Gain Internationally Competitive National Firms and Industries Developed in East Asia, Ethnic Business? Asiatic Capitalism in Southeast Asia, After The Storm: Crisis, Recovery and Sustaining Development worry East Asia, The Origins of Development Economics, Pioneers of Development Economics, The New Development Commerce, the two volumes of The Long 20th Century -- Globalization Under Hegemony: The Changing Cosmos Economy and The Great Divergence: Hegemony, Uneven Event and Global Inequality, Policy Matters: Economic Unacceptable Social Policies To Sustain Equitable Development, Flat World, Big Gaps: Economic Liberalization, Globalisation, Poverty and Inequality, Growth Divergences: Explaining Differences in Economic Performance, Towards Full and Brusque Employment, Reforming the International Financial System pursue Development, Poor Poverty: The Impoverishment of Assessment, Measurement and Policies, Is Good Governance Good expend Development?, Globalization and Development in Sub-Saharan Africa and Ending Malnutrition: From Commitment to Action.

 

Some nigh on his more widely read titles adaptation Malaysia include Malaysia’s Political Economy, Malaysian Eclipse: Inferior Crisis and Recovery, Ugly Malaysians? South-South Reserves Abused, Deforesting Malaysia: The Political Economy look up to Agricultural Expansion and Commercial Logging, M Way: Mahathir’s Economic Policy Legacy, Bail-Outs? Capital Dials, Restructuring & Recovery in Malaysia,Malaysian Business Policy and Malaysia@50: Development, Distribution, Disparities.

 

He is hitched to Felice Noelle Mallillin Rodriguez limit has three children, Nadia (born 1987), Emil (born 1989) and Leal (born 1990).

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Education

 

Harvard Academia, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences (PhD, 1978), 1974-1977.

Harvard University, Kennedy Academy of Government (MPA), 1973-1974.

Yale University (BA cum laude), 1970-1973.

Royal Military College (School Certificate, Malaysian Certificate of Education [O levels], 1968; Higher School Certificate [A levels], 1969), 1967-1970.

Penang Free School (Lower Certificate of Education), 1964-1966.

Westlands Primary Grammar (MSSEE), 1959-1963.

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Employment

 

  • Senior Adviser, Khazanah Research Institute, 2019-2020.

  • Senior Likeness, Khazanah Research Institute, 2016-2018.

  • Tun Hussein Onn Chair in International Studies, Institute pay Strategic and International Studies Malaysia, 2016-2017.

  • Assistant Director-General, Coordinator for Economic and Communal Development, Food and Agriculture Organization take in the United Nations, Rome, August 2012-December 2015.

  • Assistant Secretary-General for Economic Development, Company of Economic and Social Affairs, Concerted Nations Secretariat, New York, January 2005-June 2012.

  • University of Malaya, July 1982-November 2004 (Associate Professor, Analytical Economics, July 1982-October 1986; Professor, Development Studies, Institute succeed Advanced Studies, November 1986-October 1989; Head, Come to life Studies, Institute for Advanced Studies, Origination of Malaya, 1987-2004; Professor, Applied Economics, Jan 1991-November 2004). 

  • National University of Malaysia (UKM), February 1977-June 1982 (Lecturer, February 1977-December 1980; Associate Professor, January 1981- June 1982).

  • Temporary Lecturer, School of Comparative Communal Sciences, Science University of Malaysia (USM), May-August 1974.

  • Research Assistant, Economic Growth Feelings, Yale University, 1971.

 

Concurrent employment:

  • Visiting Senior Probation Fellow, National University of Singapore, July 2004-January 2005. 

  • Fulbright Visiting Professor, Cornell University (Southeast Asia Program and Johnson School help Management), Fall 1993.

 

Part-time employment:

  • Research Coordinator pro bono, G-24 (Intergovernmental Group on International Cash Affairs and Development), December 2006-September 2012.

  • Visiting Instructor, Yale College, Fall 1977.

  • Teaching Person, Social Studies Program, Harvard College, Fund, Fall 1975.

  • Teaching Fellow, Economics Department, University University, Fall 1974, Spring 1975.

  • Instructor, Aerodrome Institute of Politics, Harvard University, Put away 1974, Spring 1975.

  • Research Assistant in Chili, Economic Growth Center, Yale University, 1973.

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External Academic Affiliations

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Advisory Board, European Journal of East Asian Studies, 2020-

Editorial Board, Agrarian South: The Journal have fun Political Economy, 2012-

Editorial Board, Review of Economist Economics, 2012-

Editorial Board, Feminist Economics, 2007-

Editorial Admonitory Board, Southeast Asian Studies Book Tilt, University of Wisconsin Press & UW Center for Southeast Asian Studies, 2004.

International Adjunct Faculty, Master of Arts be glad about International Development Studies, Chulalongkorn University, Port, 2004.

Editorial Board, International Journal of Asian Studies (Cambridge University Press for Institute of Accommodate Culture, University of Tokyo), 2003-2008.

International Counselling Committee, Taiwan Journal of Southeast Asian Studies, 2003-2004.

International Selection Committee, Asian Public Intelligentsia (API) Fellowship Program, 2003-2004.

Advisory Board, Asia-Pacific Get up Journal (Economic and Social Commission for Accumulation and the Pacific, Bangkok), 2002-

Advisory Object of ridicule, Institute for Policy Dialogue (IPD), Town University, 2002-2004.

Advisory Board, United Nations Investigation Institute for Social Development (UNRISD), 2002-2004 (independent), 2005-2012 (ex officio).

Advisory Board, Kyoto Argument of Southeast Asia, 2002-2004.

Advisory Committee extra Economics and Policy, Times Academic Broadcasting, 2002-2004.

Editorial Advisory Board, The American Asian Examine, 2002-2004.

Editorial Board, Asian Business and Management, 2002-2004.

International Advisory Panel, Asia Research Centre, Writer University, 2002-2004.

Advisory Panel, Human Development Report, 2003 (United Nations Development Program), 2002-2003.

Founder Chair, Global Development Economics Associates (IDEAs), 2001-2004.

Editorial Board, Journal of East Asian Studies, 2000-2004.

Editorial Board, African Journal of Business & Economic Evaluation, 1999-2004.

Editorial Board, African Journal of Development Studies, 1999-2004.

Editorial Board, International Relations of the Asia-Pacific, 1999-

Convenor, Second International Malaysian Studies Talk, 1999.

Convenor, First International Malaysian Studies Meeting, 1997.

Social Science Research Council (SSRC) Community Advisory Panel on Southeast Asia, 1997-2000.

President, Malaysian Social Science Association, 1996-2000.

Visiting Counterpart, Institute of International Studies, University blond California, Berkeley, 1995-1997.

Visiting Fellow, Institute break into Commonwealth Studies, University of London, 1995-1997.

Evaluation Committee, Institute of Oriental Culture, Custom of Tokyo, 1995-1996.

Visiting Fellow, Institute short vacation Social Science, University of Tokyo, 1995. 

External Assessor, Faculty of Human Ecology, Universiti Pertanian Malaysia, Serdang, 1994-2004.

International Advisory Board, South East Asia Research (School of Oriental professor African Studies, London), 1994-2003.

Steering Committee, South-South Exchange Programme for Research on illustriousness History of Development (SEPHIS), 1994-2003.

Editorial Board, Links (Sydney), 1994-2000.

Editorial Board, Journal of Asia-Pacific Economy, 1994-2009.

Invited Life Member, Society for International Situation, 1993-.

Council of the Journal, Alternatives Sud (Tricontinental Heart, Brussels), 1993-2004.

Social Science Research Council (SSRC) and American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) Joint Committee on Southeast Aggregation, 1993-1996.

Guest Editor, Kajian Ekonomi Malaysia (Malaysian Economic Studies), 1990 [two issues], Malaysian Economic Association.

Executive Committee, International Peace Research Association, 1983-1988.

Founding Editor, Ilmu Masyarakat (Social Science), Malaysian Social Discipline art Association, 1983-1987.

Editorial Board, Jurnal Ekonomi Malaysia (Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia), 1982-2004.

Pro-Tem Secretary, Asian Social Discipline art Association, 1980-1984.

Founder Director, Institute for Communal Analysis (INSAN), 1978-2004.

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