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French economist, author and professor

Gilbert Étienne
Gilbert Étienne (left)
Born(1928-06-22)22 June 1928
Neuchâtel, Switzerland
Died17 May 2014(2014-05-17) (aged 85)
Geneva
NationalitySwiss
Occupation(s)Economist, author, professor

Gilbert Étienne (22 June 1928 – 17 May 2014) was a Swiss economist, author and professor. 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. His first studies were in law, and he received a degree from the University of Neuchâtel in 1951. 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. In 1955 he defended his doctoral thesis India: economy and population, which was published the following year by Droz.

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. 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. He became a professor at the same establishment in 1964, after the publication of his book The Chinese Way. He stayed at IUHEI until the end of his career, in 1994, interrupting his education study tours on the Asian field..From 1979 to 2002 he was the president of the Swiss Association for development aid, Frères de nos frères.

Death and legacy

Étienne died on 17 May 2014 in Geneva. A prolific author, Étienne published over 40 books and 100 journal articles in his lifetime. His final book, Indian Villages Achievements and Alarm Bells, 1952–2012, was published as a posthumous tribute in 2014.

Selected publications

  • 2007, China-India: the great competition
  • 2003, Development against the current
  • 2002, Unpredictable Afghanistan
  • 1998, Chine-Inde: le match du siècle
  • 1996, The Economy of India
  • 1989, Pakistan, a gift from the Indus: economy and politics
  • 1988, Food and Poverty:India's Half Won Battle
  • 1985, Rural development in Asia: Meetings with Peasants
  • 1982, Rural development in Asia: people, grain and tools
  • 1974, The Chinese way: the long march of the economy / La voie chinoise. La longue marche de l'économie, 1949–1974
  • 1969, A Review of Rural Cooperation in Developing Areas
  • 1969, Les Chances de l'Inde
  • 1968, Studies in Indian Agriculture– The Art of the Possible
  • 1962, Tiers Monde, la voie chinoise
  • 1959, De Caboul à Pékin: rythmes et perspectives d'expansion économique
  • 1956, India: economy and population

See also

References

  1. ^ "A Passion for India". Economic and Political Weekly. 49 (22): 7–8. 5 June 2015.
  2. ^ Maurer, Jean-Luc (13 November 2014). Preface. ELivres de l'Institut. Graduate Institute Publications. ISBN 9782940503643. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
  3. Centlivres-Demont, Micheline (13 February 2015). Afghanistan: Identity, Society and Politics Since 1980. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 978-1-78673-944-5.
  4. ^ Auroi, Claude (2014). "Décès de Gilbert Etienne". Revue Tiers Monde. 3 (3): 238. doi:10.3917/rtm.219.0238.
  5. ^ Sengupta, Jayshree (31 May 2014). "Gilbert Etienne – Mainstream". mainstreamweekly.net.
  6. Politique étrangère (in French). Institut français des relations internationales. 1981.
  7. Maurer, Jean-Luc (23 May 2014). "À la mémoire de Gilbert Etienne | Infoméduse".
  8. 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.
  9. Maurer, Jean-Luc (20 May 2014). "In the memory of Gilbert Étienne". graduateinstitute.ch.
  10. Etienne, Gilbert (13 November 2014). Indian Villages : Achievements and Alarm Bells, 1952–2012. ELivres de l'Institut. Graduate Institute Publications. ISBN 9782940503643.
  11. Astarita, Claudia (2008). "Gilbert Etienne, Chine-Inde. La grande compétition". Perspectives Chinoises. 104 (3): 176–177.
  12. "Gilbert Étienne, Le développement à contre-courant". Revue Tiers Monde. 44 (175): 712–713. 2003.
  13. 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.
  14. Cordonnier, Isabelle (1998). "Gilbert Etienne. Chine-Inde : le match du siècle". Politique étrangère. 63 (2): 441.
  15. Courade, Georges (1998). "Gilbert Étienne, Chine-Inde : le match du siècle". Revue Tiers Monde. 39 (156): 952.
  16. "Gilbert Etienne. L'économie de l'Inde". Politique étrangère. 51 (1): 343. 1986.
  17. 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.
  18. Frelin, Christiane (1990). "Gilbert Étienne, Le Pakistan, don de l'Indus". Revue Tiers Monde. 31 (121): 238–239.
  19. Lechervy, Christian (1989). "Gilbert Etienne. Le Pakistan, don de l'lndus : économie et politique". Politique étrangère. 54 (3): 545.
  20. 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.
  21. Frelin, Christiane (1989). "Gilbert Étienne, Food and Poverty : Indias' half won battle". Revue Tiers Monde. 30 (119): 711–712.
  22. Berque, Augustin (1985). "Gilbert Étienne, Développement rural en Asie". Annales. 40 (4): 945–947. doi:10.1017/S0395264900084389. S2CID 181530871.
  23. Berg, Eugène (1983). "Gilbert Etienne. Développement rural en Asie". Politique étrangère. 48 (1): 222–224.
  24. Kayser, Bernard (1977). "Gilbert Etienne, La voie chinoise. La longue marche de l'économie, 1949–1974". Études rurales. 68 (1): 171–172.
  25. 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.
  26. Delannis, Marie-Christine (1970). "Gilbert Étienne, A review of rural cooperation in developing areas". Revue Tiers Monde. 11 (44): 881–882.
  27. "Gilbert Étienne, Les chances de l'Inde". Revue Tiers Monde. 11 (42): 626–628. 1970.
  28. 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.
  29. Thorner, Daniel (1969). "Gilbert Etienne, L'agriculture indienne ou l'art du possible". Études rurales. 36 (1): 105–107.
  30. 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.
  31. Lévy, Roger (1962). "Gilbert Etienne. Tiers Monde, la voie chinoise". Politique étrangère. 27 (6): 600–601.
  32. 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.
  33. P., N. (1956). "Etienne Gilbert. – L'Inde. Economie et population". Population. 11 (2): 369. doi:10.2307/1524688. JSTOR 1524688.

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