John Palen Powelson

Background

Powelson, John Palen was born on September 3, 1920 in New York City. Son of John Abrum and Mary Elizabeth Rennie (Stephen) Powelson.

Education

Bachelor of Arts, Harvard University, 1941; A.M., Harvard University, 1947; Doctor of Philosophy, Harvard University, 1950; Master of Business Administration, University of Pennsylvania, 1942.

Career

Accountant Haskins & Sells, New York City, 1942-1944. Instructor accounting University Pennsylvania, 1944-1945. Teaching fellow economics Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1946-1948.

Senior accountant Price, Waterhouse & Company, Paris, 1948-1949. Assistant professor University Buffalo, 1949-1950. Economist International Monetary Fund, 1950-1954, assistant chief training, 1954-1958.

Professor economics School Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University, 1958-1964. Professor economic development University Pittsburgh, 1964-1966. Professor economics University Colorado, Boulder, 1966-1991.

Retired, 1991

Chairman economics department Inter-American University Air, 1966-1967. Director training program national accounts Centro de Estudios Monetarios Latinamericanos, Mexico City, 1963-1964. Economic adviser Government Bolivia, 1960.

Visiting professor economics University San Andres, La Paz, Bolivia, 1960, Oglethorpe University, Atlanta, 1995. Visiting scholar Harvard University, 1981-1982. Consultant Inter-American Development Bank, Washington, 1967-1968.

Economic adviser Minstry of Finance and Planning, Kenya, 1972-1974.

Achievements

• John Palen Powelson has been listed as a noteworthy economist, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

More photos

• book

  • The Story of Land: A World History of Land Tenure and Agrarian Reform

    (How did our current understanding of land ownership arise...)

  • Centuries of Economic Endeavor: Parallel Paths in Japan and Europe and Their Contrast with the Third World

    ( Why did the modern economy arise first in Northwestern ...)

  • Centuries of Economic Endeavor: Parallel Paths in Japan and Europe and Their Contrast with the Third World

    ( Why did the modern economy arise first in Northwestern ...)

  • The Institutions of Economic Growth: A Theory of Conflict Management in Developing Countries (Princeton Legacy Library)

    ( Nations undergoing rapid economic growth require new in...)

  • The Institutions of Economic Growth: A Theory of Conflict Management in Developing Countries (Princeton Legacy Library)

    ( Nations undergoing rapid economic growth require new in...)

  • Facing Social Revolution: The Personal Journey of a Quaker Economist

    (Book by Powelson, John P.)

  • Dialogue With Friends
  • The Peasant Betrayed: Agriculture and Land Reform in the Third World by John P. Powelson (1990-07-03)
  • A Select Bibliography on Economic Development (Westview special studies in social, political, and economic development)
  • The Peasant Betrayed: Agriculture and Land Reform in the Third World

Membership

Treasurer International Student House, Washington, 1952-1959.

Connections

Married Alice Williams Roberts, May 31, 1953. Children: Cynthia (deceased), Judith, Kenneth, Carolyn, Lawrence.

Father:

John Abrum Powelson

Mother:

Mary Elizabeth Rennie (Stephen) Powelson

Spouse:

Alice Williams Roberts

child:

Carolyn Powelson

child:

Kenneth Powelson

child:

Judith Powelson

child:

Lawrence Powelson

child:

Cynthia Powelson (deceased)