John Toye (economist)

John Toye
John Toye
Born	7 October 1942
Died	12 November 2021 (aged 79)
Spouse	Janet Toye
Children	Richard Toye,[1] Eleanor Toye Scott
Academic career
Institutions	Institute of Development Studies, University of Sussex Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford
Field	Development economics

John Francis Joseph Toye (7 October 1942 – 12 November 2021) was a British development economist and political economist who served as a director at the Institute of Development Studies at the University of Sussex and at the Centre for the Study of African Economies at the University of Oxford. As a development economist, he studied the impact of multinational agencies like the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund on developing economies. Toye is credited with the shaping of development studies as a discipline including serving as the president of UK's Development Studies Association.

Some of Toye's prominent works included Dilemmas of Development (1987) and Aid and Power (1991).

Early life

Toye was born on 7 October 1942 in Wisbech in Cambridgeshire in the United Kingdom, to Adele (née Francis) and Jack Toye. His mother was a teacher while his father was an engineer. Toye studied at the Christ's College, Finchley in North London, and went on to study history at the University of Cambridge.^[1][2]

Career

He started his career as a civil servant with the

Toye is credited with shaping development studies as a discipline, serving as the president of the Development Studies Association, driving research on the topic, and being a member of the editorial boards of European Journal of Development Studies, Journal of Development Studies,^[7] Journal of International Development, Oxford Development Studies, and World Development.^[2] Toye was also amongst the first social scientists to identify the importance of growing economic linkages between Africa and China. The field would develop into a significant development research area in subsequent years.^[4]

Personal life

Toye married Janet (née Reason) in 1967. The couple had two children, Eleanor and Richard.^[1] He died on 12 November 2021 at the age of 79.^[8] In addition to his research, his colleagues recounted his knowledge of wine lists, sense of humour, and his 'dram of whisky'.^[9]

Select works

• Toye, Chair of the Advisory Committee John (1978). Taxation and Economic Development. Psychology Press.
  ISBN 978-0-7146-3016-8
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• Toye, J. F. J.; Toye, Toye J. F. J. (1981). Public Expenditure and Indian Development Policy 1960-70. CUP Archive.
• Toye, J. F. J. (1987). Dilemmas of Development: Reflections on the Counter-revolution in Development Theory and Policy. Blackwell.
  ISBN 978-0-631-14571-4
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• Mosley, Paul; Harrigan, Jane; Toye, J. F. J. (1991). Aid and Power: Case studies. Routledge.
  ISBN 978-0-415-06246-6
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• Mosley, Paul; Harrigan, Jane; Toye, J. F. J. (1995). Aid and Power: The World Bank and Policy-based Lending. Psychology Press.
  ISBN 978-0-415-13209-1
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• Toye, J. F. J.; Office, International Labour (1995). Structural Adjustment & Employment Policy: Issues & Experience. International Labour Organization.
  ISBN 978-92-2-109445-6
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• Toye, J. F. J.; Toye, Chair of the Advisory Committee John (2000). Keynes on Population. Oxford University Press.
  ISBN 978-0-19-829362-0
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• Toye, J. F. J (2005). The World Bank as a knowledge agency. UNRISD.
  OCLC 433101078
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• Toye, J. F. J (2008). "China's impact on Sub-Saharan African development: Trade, aid and politics". Issues in Economic Development and Globalization. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan: 95–114.
  ISBN 978-1-349-58603-5
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• Toye, J. F. J. (2014). United Nations Conference on Trade and Development at 50. UN.

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