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Gilbert Étienne

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Gilbert Étienne
Gilbert Étienne (left)
Born(1928-06-22)22 June 1928
Neuchâtel, Switzerland
Died17 May 2014(2014-05-17) (aged 85)
Geneva[1][2]
NationalitySwiss
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

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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

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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

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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

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  • 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

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References

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  1. ^ a b "A Passion for India". Economic and Political Weekly. 49 (22): 7–8. 5 June 2015.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g 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. ^ a b c Auroi, Claude (2014). "Décès de Gilbert Etienne". Revue Tiers Monde. 3 (3): 238. doi:10.3917/rtm.219.0238.
  5. ^ a b 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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