Background
Spitz, Pierre was born on October 28, 1938 in St.-Dié, Vosges, France. Son of Robert and Marie-Josèphe (Thirion) Spitz.
(The third volume of Drought and Man contains case studies...)
The third volume of Drought and Man contains case studies used in the long in-depth study set up by IFIAS and the Aspen Institute following the Sahel drought. They consider areas in Latin America, particularly northeast Brazil, the case of Tanzania, and discuss colonial disjunction in Sahelian countries. The presentation of each chapter has been written with the purpose of introducing the subject within its proper context and, at the same time, showing how each study confirms the structural 'crisis' explained in the project.
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economics development researcher
Spitz, Pierre was born on October 28, 1938 in St.-Dié, Vosges, France. Son of Robert and Marie-Josèphe (Thirion) Spitz.
Degree, National Agronomic Institute, Paris, 1960. Diploma in agricultural economics, National Agronomic Institute, 1961. Licence in sociology, University Sorbonne, Paris, 1965.
Research fellow Indian Statistical Institute, Calcutta, 1962-1963. Planning advisor Ministry of Planning, Tunis, Tunisia, 1964. Research fellow National Institute Agricultural Research, Paris, 1969-1977, director research, since 1984, United Nations Research Institute for Social Development, Geneva, Switzerland, 1977-1985.
Research coordinator Indiana Commission on International Humanitarian Issues, 1985-1988. Director evaluation United Nations International Fund for Agricultural Development, Rome, since 1989. Research fellow Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1967, Harvard University, Cambridge, 1968.
Member advisory board Fundamenta Scientiae, Oxford, England, 1981-1985. Member faculty Salzburg (Austria) Seminar, 1995-1996. Chairman evaluation panel Administrative Committee of Coordination of United Nations Systems, since 1989.
(The third volume of Drought and Man contains case studies...)
Fellow World Academy of Art and Science. Member Council for Agricultural Science and Technology.
Married Martine Zaugg. Children: Nicolas, Sebastien.