Gilbert Étienne
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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