Peter Thomas Bauer

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Peter Thomas Bauer, Baron Bauer (born November 6, 1915 in Budapest as Péter Tamás Bauer , † May 2, 2002 in London ) was a British development economist of Hungarian descent. He was seen as a critic of the view that development aid from abroad benefits developing countries.

Life

Bauer first studied law in Budapest before studying economics in England at Gonville and Caius College in Cambridge from 1934 until he graduated in 1937. After a short period of work in the private sector for the trading company with contacts in the Far East Guthrie & Co. , he joined the London School of Economics in 1960 , where he was a professor until 1983.

On February 15, 1983, he was promoted to Life Peer as Baron Bauer , of Market Ward in the City of Cambridge, and was given a seat in the British House of Lords . Since 1975 he has been a member ( fellow ) of the British Academy .

Act

For Bauer, the core of development is to be found in the expansion of individual options. The state assumes the role of protecting life, freedom and property so that the individual can pursue his own goals and wishes.

Works (selection)

  • Population, Development, Environment , Lindenthal Institute, Cologne, Herford publisher; 1995, ISBN 3-512-03153-6
  • Interim balance of the discussion about a new world economic order , publisher Stuttgart; New York: Fischer, 1981, ISBN 3-437-50257-3

literature

  • Jennifer Blair: Taking Aim at the New International Economic Order . In: P. Mirowski, D. Plehwe (eds.): The Road from Mont Pèlerin: The Making of the Neoliberal Thought Collective, Harvard University Press, Cambridge / London 2009, pp. 347–385.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Vasquez, Ian: Peter Bauer: Blazing the Trail of Development , May 2007. ( PDF ( Memento of the original from June 20, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. ) @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.econjournalwatch.org
personal data
SURNAME Bauer, Peter Thomas
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Bauer, Péter Tamás; Bauer, Peter, Baron Bauer
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Hungarian-British development economist
DATE OF BIRTH November 6, 1915
PLACE OF BIRTH Budapest
DATE OF DEATH May 2, 2002
Place of death London