David Woodward (economist)

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David Woodward (born 1959,

West Molesey
, Surrey) is a British economist and economic advisor.

Biography

Woodward graduated from

South East Asia
.

He later spent two years in Washington, D.C., working in the office of the UK's executive director to the

The Catholic Institute for International Relations (now Progressio). He then spent two and a half years as a development economist with the World Health Organization, and several years as an independent consultant, before joining the New Economics Foundation
, where he was head of the New Global Economy Programme for three years.

He is again an independent writer and researcher, focusing primarily on global economic governance, the interface between development, the environment and health, and alternatives to the neoliberal model of development. He has also presented evidence to parliamentary committees including the House of Commons Treasury Committee,[1][2][3] House of Commons International Development Committee,[4][5] and the European Parliament.[6]

Books

  • Woodward, D. (1992) Debt, Adjustment and Poverty in Developing Countries. London: Pinter Publishers/Save the Children (UK):
  • Volume I: National and International Dimensions of Debt and Adjustment in Developing Countries.
  • Volume II: The Impact of Debt and Adjustment at the Household Level in Developing Countries.
  • Woodward, D. (2001) The Next Crisis? Direct and Equity Investment in Developing Countries. London: [Zed Books].
  • Smith, R., Beaglehole, R., Woodward, D. and Drager, N. (eds.) (2003) Global Public Goods for Health: Health Economic and Public Health Perspectives. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

References

  1. ^ Woodward, D. (2006) "Written Submission to the Treasury Select Committee Inquiry into 'Globalisation: The Role of the IMF’" Jubilee Research @ nef (new economics foundation), January 2006
  2. ^ Woodward, D. (2006) "Supplementary Evidence to the Treasury Select Committee Inquiry: ‘Globalisation: The Role of the IMF’" Jubilee Research @ nef (new economics foundation), 27 April 2006
  3. ^ Woodward, D. (1997) "Memorandum from Mr David Woodward" and "Examination of Witness". House of Commons Treasury Committee: International Monetary Fund (HC68)
  4. ^ Woodward, D. (2008) International Development Committee (UK Parliament) Inquiry: 'Sustainable Development in a Changing Climate'. Submission by David Woodward (as an independent consultant), 28 November 2008
  5. ^ Woodward, D. (1998) "Memorandum from Mr David Woodward, Freelance Development Consultant" and "Examination of Witnesses". In House of Commons International Development Committee: Third Report: Debt Relief (HC563)
  6. ^ Woodward, D. (2005) "The IMF and World Bank in the 21st Century: the Need for Change" Written submission to the European Parliament on “Strategic Reforms of the IMF” on behalf of Jubilee Research, nef, 9 May 2005
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