Background
Long, Frank Leslie was born on January 5, 1945 in Linden, Demerara, Guyana. Son of Edwin and Irma (McGowan) Long.
(Problems of development in what is normally called the Th...)
Problems of development in what is normally called the Third World have been a subject matter of concern of the social sciences, lespecially of eco nomics, for over two decades now. 1 Between the late 1950s and the current time, as Chapter 2 attempts to show, the emphasis seems to have shifted from purely economic considerations of underdevelopment to a paradigm that includes other, extra-economic considerations of a social, political, and cultural nature. The recent emergence of development studies as a new social science discipline stems precisely from the methodological premise that development is a complex process that can only be adequately under of a stood, analyzed, and alleviated by a cross-disciplinary approach instead 2 wholly unidisciplinary one. We do not wish to challenge the above proposition. However, it remains of certain economic phenomena that pose problems true that an assessment of to developing countries can offer us greater insights into problems development, including the formulation of appropriate policies aimed at improving socioeconomic conditions in such countries. is restrictive business practices. This study is con One such phenomenon of restrictive business practices as they cerned mainly with surveying aspects relate to problems of development in the Third World. Restrictive business xiii xiv INTRODUCTION practices are not confined to developing countries; however, limited work seems to have been conducted in terms of relating the concept of restrictive business practices to problems of development. The existing evidence of restrictive business practices in the development process is quite fragmen tary.
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Long, Frank Leslie was born on January 5, 1945 in Linden, Demerara, Guyana. Son of Edwin and Irma (McGowan) Long.
Master of Business Administration, University Puerto Rico, 1971. Postgraduate diploma, The Hague, 1972. Master of Social Science, The Hague, 1974.
Master of Science, Oxford University, 1975. Doctor of Philosophy, University Basel, 1977. Postdoctoral study, Oxford University.
Postdoctoral study, Yale University.
Economist United Nations Conference Trade and Development, Geneva, 1975-1977. Visiting fellow Queen Elizabeth House Oxford University, England, 1977-1979, 81-82, Wolfson College, 1996-1998. Director technical policy National Science Council Guyana, 1979-1981.
Advisor Government of Guyana, 1979-1981. Visiting fellow Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, 1982-1985, director Technology and Development Project, 1982-1983, Graduate School for Social Sciences, University Guyana, 1985-1992. Senior advisor International Center for Public Enterprises, Yugoslavia, 1982.
Special advisor to secretary general African, Caribbean and Pacific Group States, Secretariat, Brussels, since 1983. Professorial fellow Institute Development Studies, 1985-1992. Special adviser to president Guyana, 1985-1992.
International consultant, envoy United Nations, 1992-1994. Chief advisory Government Tajikstan, since 1994. Member International Expert Group on Public Enterprises, International Expert Group on Small Enterprises and Industrial Development, Organization of European Cooperation and Development-United Nations Industrial Development Organization.
Consultant in field.
(Problems of development in what is normally called the Th...)
Member International Expert Group on Public Enterprises, International Expert Group on Small Enterprises and Industrial Development, Organization of European Cooperation and Development-United Nations Industrial Development Organization. Member Royal Economics Society, Society.for Caribbean Studies, Wolfson College (senior). Clubs: Oxford Society, Oxford Union, Oxford and Cambridge University (England).
Married Zemenay Lakew, September 9, 1981. 1 child, Fasiledes.