DHARAM PAL GHAI

Background

Ghai, Dharam Pal was born on June 29, 1936 in Nairobi, Kenya. Son of Bastiram and Vidya (Vati) Ghai.

Education

Queen's College, Oxford University, 5558, Bachelor of Arts Philosophy, Political & Economy, 1958-1959, B Philosophy Economy. Yale University, 1959-1961. Master of Arts Economy, Doctor of Philosophy Economy.

Spoken languages: Hindi, English, Kiswahili.

Career

Lecturer in economics, Maketere U. College, Kampala, Uganda, 1961-1965; visiting research fellow, Economics Growth Center, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, 1965-1966; senior research fellow, Institute Development Studies, U. Nairobi, 1966-1967; director economics research, Institute Development Studies, U. Nairobi, 1967-1974; chief world employment program, International Labor Organisation, Geneva, 1973-1974; chief technical secretariat, International Labor Organisation, Geneva, 1975-1976; chief research employment political branch, International Labor Organisation, Geneva, 1977-1987; director, United Nations Research Institute for Social Development, Geneva, since 1987. Board directors Graduate Institute Development Studies, Geneva, French Institute Science Research.for Development Studies, Paris. Trustee Minority Rights Group, London.

Senior economist Pearson Commission, Washington, 1968-1969.

Achievements

• Dharam Pal Ghai has been listed as a noteworthy United Nations administrator by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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  • The basic-needs approach to development. Some issues regarding conceptds and methodology

    (Contents: What is a basic needs approach to development a...)

  • Agricultural Prices, Policy, and Equity in Sub-Saharan Africa (Food in Africa Series)

    (Book by Ghai, Dharam P., Smith, Lawrence D.)

  • Renewing social and economic progress in Africa: essays in memory of Philip Ndeg
  • Collective Agriculture and Rural Development in Soviet Central Asia
  • Taxation for development : a case study of Uganda,
  • Agrarian Policies and Rural Poverty in Africa (A WEP study)

Membership

Member: Fellow, African Academy of Sciences, Nairobi.

Interests

• Developement problems, international economics system. Swimming, tennis, photography, travel.

Connections

Married Neela Korde, March 29, 1963. Children: Kamini, Aniket, Mohini.

Father:

Bastiram Ghai

Mother:

Vidya (Vati) Ghai

Spouse:

Neela Korde

child:

Kamini Ghai

child:

Aniket Ghai

child:

Mohini Ghai