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Gilbert Etienne

Gilbert Étienne (22 June 1928 – 17 May 2014) was a French economist, author and professor.[3] Étienne is best known for his extensive publishing on economic subjects. [a]

Gilbert Étienne
Born(1928-06-22)22 June 1928
Neuchâtel-Urtière, France
Died17 May 2014(2014-05-17) (aged 85)
Geneva[1][2]
NationalityFrench
OccupationEconomist, author and professor

Early life

Étienne was born in Neuchâtel-Urtiére, France.[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. [b] In 1955 he defended his doctoral thesis India: economy and population, which was published the following year by Droz.[6]

Academic career

After 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. [c] 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.[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]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 A Passion for India (in en). Economic and Political Weekly 49 (22) (5 June 2015). p. 7–8.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 Maurer, Jean-Luc. Preface. ELivres de l'Institut. Indian Villages : Achievements and Alarm Bells, 1952–2012 (13 November 2014)Graduate Institute Publications. ISBN 9782940503643.
  3. ↑ Centlivres-Demont, Micheline. Afghanistan: Identity, Society and Politics Since 1980 (in en) (13 February 2015)Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 978-1-78673-944-5.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Auroi, Claude. Décès de Gilbert Etienne. Revue Tiers Monde 3 (3) (2014). p. 238. doi:10.3917/rtm.219.0238.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Sengupta, Jayshree. Gilbert Etienne - Mainstream. mainstreamweekly.net (31 May 2014).
  6. ↑ Politique étrangère (in fr) (1981)Institut français des relations internationales.
  7. ↑ Maurer, Jean-Luc. À la mémoire de Gilbert Etienne | Infoméduse (23 May 2014).
  8. ↑ Godement, François. Review of La Chine fait ses comptes. The China Quarterly (87) (1981). p. 536–538. doi:10.1017/S0305741000029064.
  9. ↑ Maurer, Jean-Luc. In the memory of Gilbert Étienne. graduateinstitute.ch.
  10. ↑ Etienne, Gilbert. Indian Villages : Achievements and Alarm Bells, 1952–2012 (in en). ELivres de l'Institut (13 November 2014)Graduate Institute Publications. ISBN 9782940503643.
  11. ↑ Astarita, Claudia. Gilbert Etienne, Chine-Inde. La grande compétition. Perspectives Chinoises 104 (3) (2008). p. 176–177.
  12. ↑ Gilbert Étienne, Le développement à contre-courant. Revue Tiers Monde 44 (175) (2003). p. 712–713.
  13. ↑ De Durand, Étienne. Olivier Roy. Les illusions du 11 septembre. Le débat stratégique face au terrorisme. Gilbert Etienne. Imprévisible Afghanistan. Politique étrangère 68 (2) (2003). p. 439–441.
  14. ↑ Cordonnier, Isabelle. Gilbert Etienne. Chine-Inde : le match du siècle. Politique étrangère 63 (2) (1998). p. 441.
  15. ↑ Courade, Georges. Gilbert Étienne, Chine-Inde : le match du siècle. Revue Tiers Monde 39 (156) (1998). p. 952.
  16. ↑ Gilbert Etienne. L'économie de l'Inde. Politique étrangère 51 (1) (1986). p. 343.
  17. ↑ Etienne, Gilbert. Agricultural Policies and Development in South Asia (in en). South Asian Survey 4 (1) (1997-03-01). p. 95–108. doi:10.1177/097152319700400109.
  18. ↑ Frelin, Christiane. Gilbert Étienne, Le Pakistan, don de l'Indus. Revue Tiers Monde 31 (121) (1990). p. 238–239.
  19. ↑ Lechervy, Christian. Gilbert Etienne. Le Pakistan, don de l'lndus : économie et politique. Politique étrangère 54 (3) (1989). p. 545.
  20. ↑ Paul, Bimal K.. Review of Food and Poverty: India's Half Won Battle. Geographical Review 80 (1) (1990). p. 91–93. doi:10.2307/215907.
  21. ↑ Frelin, Christiane. Gilbert Étienne, Food and Poverty : Indias' half won battle. Revue Tiers Monde 30 (119) (1989). p. 711–712.
  22. ↑ Berque, Augustin. Gilbert Étienne, Développement rural en Asie. Annales 40 (4) (1985). p. 945–947. doi:10.1017/S0395264900084389.
  23. ↑ Berg, Eugène. Gilbert Etienne. Développement rural en Asie. Politique étrangère 48 (1) (1983). p. 222–224.
  24. ↑ Kayser, Bernard. Gilbert Etienne, La voie chinoise. La longue marche de l'économie, 1949-1974.. Études rurales 68 (1) (1977). p. 171–172.
  25. ↑ Klatt, W.. La Voie chinoise: la longue marche de l'économie (1949–74). By Gilbert Etienne. [Paris: Presses Universitaires de France, 1974. 357 pp. NF.59.] (in en). The China Quarterly 60 (1974). p. 815–816. doi:10.1017/S0305741000025893.
  26. ↑ Delannis, Marie-Christine. Gilbert Étienne, A review of rural cooperation in developing areas. Revue Tiers Monde 11 (44) (1970). p. 881–882.
  27. ↑ Gilbert Étienne, Les chances de l'Inde. Revue Tiers Monde 11 (42) (1970). p. 626–628.
  28. ↑ Mellor, John W.. Studies in Indian Agriculture--The Art of the Possible. Gilbert Etienne , Megan Mothersole. Economic Development and Cultural Change 17 (4) (1969). p. 634–638. doi:10.1086/450389.
  29. ↑ Thorner, Daniel. Gilbert Etienne, L'agriculture indienne ou l'art du possible.. Études rurales 36 (1) (1969). p. 105–107.
  30. ↑ Saint Marc, Michèle. Etienne (Gilbert) - L'agriculture indienne ou l'art du possible.. Revue économique 19 (2) (1968). p. 357. doi:10.2307/3499208.
  31. ↑ Lévy, Roger. Gilbert Etienne. Tiers Monde, la voie chinoise. Politique étrangère 27 (6) (1962). p. 600–601.
  32. ↑ Wolf, Charles. Review of De Caboul à Pékin: rhythmes et perspectives d'expansion économique, Gilbert Étienne. The American Economic Review 50 (3) (1960). p. 465–466.
  33. ↑ P., N.. Etienne Gilbert. - L'Inde. Economie et population. Population 11 (2) (1956). p. 369. doi:10.2307/1524688.

Notes

  1. ↑ Related to India, China and Pakistan
  2. ↑ He also spent time teaching in Lahore[4][5]
  3. ↑ His research focused on the economic and social questions of developing countries.[2]

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