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Reinert was born in Oslo, attended the University of St. Gallen in Switzerland (where he studied economics), Harvard University (MBA), and Cornell University (Ph.D.). Already during his studies, he spent time in Latin America, working with a community development project in the Peruvian Andes, as well as in private industry. In 1972 he founded and later developed a small industrial firm (color sampling to the paint and automotive industries) in Bergamo, Italy. Adding production plants also in Norway and Finland, the company had become the largest of its kind in Europe when Reinert sold it in 1991. County District Viken Municipality NO-0301 Administrative centre Oslo Mayor (2004) Per Ditlev-Simonsen (H) Official language form BokmÃ¥l Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 224 454 km² 426 km² 0. ... The view of the city from the nearby hills. ... Harvard University (incorporated as The President and Fellows of Harvard College) is a private university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA and a member of the Ivy League. ... Master of Business Administration (MBA) is a tertiary degree in business management. ... Cornell University is a university located in Ithaca, New York, USA. Its two medical campuses are in New York City and Education City, Qatar. ... Doctor of Philosophy, abbreviated Ph. ... Latin America consists of the countries of South America and some of North America (including Central America and some the islands of the Caribbean) whose inhabitants mostly speak Romance languages, although Native American languages are also spoken. ... Planes view of the Andes, Peru. ... A color code is a system for displaying information by using different colors. ... Small street (via della Noca) leading to città alta. ...

Reinert then worked for the STEP group in Oslo (1991-1995) and later became Director of Research of the Norsk Investorforum, a think tank set up by large Norwegian corporations (1995-2000). He also held a part-time position at The Centre for Development and the Environment (SUM), a research institution established by the University of Oslo. In 2000, he became the Executive Chairman of The Other Canon Foundation, a small center and network for heterodox economics research. Since 2004, he is Professor of Technology Governance and Development Strategies at the Tallinn University of Technology in Tallinn, Estonia. Since 2005, he also serves as Senior Research Fellow at NORISS, the new Oslo-based Norwegian Institute of Strategic Studies. This article is about the institution. ... The University of Oslo (in Norwegian Universitetet i Oslo, in Latin Universitas Osloensis) was founded in 1811 as Universitas Regia Fredericiana (the Royal Frederick University, in Norwegian Det Kongelige Frederiks Universitet). ... 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Heterodox economics [1] refers to approaches or schools of economic thought that do not conform to mainstream economics, which has largely developed from neoclassical economics in the late 19th century. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Tallinn University of Technology (TUT) (Estonian: Tallinna Tehnikaülikool (TTÜ)) is the technical university of Estonia, and one of the two or three most important institutions of higher education in Estonia generally. ... County Area 159. ...

Reinert’s research interests and publications focus around the theory of uneven development and the history of economic thought and policy. As a consultant, Reinert's emphasis is on industrial and economic policy, the preconditions and management of innovations, and the relations between financial and production capital.

Reinert’s ideas are obviously controversial in libertarian and neo-liberal circles in Norway, but also in Marxist ones. Representatives of those views, accordingly, have challenged his arguments in the daily press and sparked an interesting controversy about national economic development in Norway. His recent English-language book, How Rich Countries Got Rich ... and Why Poor Countries Stay Poor (2007), has had a similarly discussion-raising effect internationally, as it has been widely noted, reviewed, and discussed as well. While only one review, in Prospect Magazine, was outright dismissive[1] (referring to Reinert as the economic equivalent of a quack doctor), many – including those from the developing countries – were very positive[2][3], and even those in publications generally opposed to Reinert’s framework, such as by Martin Wolf in the Financial Times[4], have been respectfully critical yet called the book an important contribution to the debate.[5][6] See also Libertarianism and Libertarian Party Libertarian,is a term for person who has made a conscious and principled commitment, evidenced by a statement or Pledge, to forswear violating others rights and usually living in voluntary communities: thus in law no longer subject to government supervision. ... The term neoliberalism is used to describe a political-economic philosophy that had major implications for government policies beginning in the 1970s – and increasingly prominent since 1980 – that de-emphasizes or rejects positive government intervention in the economy, focusing instead on achieving progress and even social justice by... Marxism is the political practice and social theory based on the works of Karl Marx, a 19th century philosopher, economist, journalist, and revolutionary, along with Friedrich Engels. ... Prospect logo Prospect is a liberal monthly British essay and comment magazine covering a wide range of topics, but specialising in politics and current affairs. ... Martin Wolf is an English journalist. ... The Financial Times (FT) is an international business newspaper printed on distinctive salmon pink broadsheet paper. ...

Selected publications

• How Rich Countries Got Rich ... and Why Poor Countries Stay Poor (2007), London: Constable.
• The Origins of Economic Development. How Schools of Economic Thought have Addressed Development (2005), co-edited with KS Jomo. London: Zed / New Delhi: Tulika.
• Global Økonomi. Hvordan de rike ble rike og hvorfor fattige blir fattigere (Global Economy. How the rich got rich and why the poor get poorer) (2004). Oslo: Spartacus. Serbian translation (2006) Belgrade: Cigoja.
• Globalization, Economic Development and Inequality: An Alternative Perspective (2004), ed. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar.

Jomo Kwame Sundaram (born 11 December, 1952), better known as KS Jomo, is a prominent Malaysian economist, who is currently serving as the United Nations Assistant Secretary General for Economic Development in the United Nations’ Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA). ...

Downloadable recent working papers

• "Development and Social Goals: Balancing Aid and Development to Prevent 'Welfare Colonialism'", United Nation Department of Economic and Social Affairs, DESA Working Paper No. 14, 2006. Portuguese translation in Oikos. Revista de Economia Heterodoxa 4(4), 2005, pp. 45-67. Download.
• "Evolutionary Economics, Classical Development Economics, and the History of Economic Policy: A Plea for Theorizing by Inclusion" (2006). Download.
• "The Qualitative Shift in European Integration: Towards Permanent Wage Pressures and a ‘Latin-Americanization’ of Europe?" (with Rainer Kattel), PRAXIS Working Paper No. 17/2004. Download.
• "How Rich Nations got Rich. Essays in the History of Economic Policy" (2004). Download.

External links

• Profile at Tallinn University of Technology
• website from where to download some of Reinert's articles
• videotaped lecture by Reinert as .ram file for RealPlayer