Technological Nightmares (Lecture): Biography of Paul Streeten
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Adil Najam Series: Pardee Center Distinguished Lecture Series
Date: October 2003
Location: Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future, Boston University, Boston, MA
Paul Streeten
Dr. Paul Streeten
Dr. Streeten is the founder and chairman of the board of World Development, a consultant to the United Nations Development Program and to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). He has worked for several UN bodies. Among other institutions, he has played a major role in the Institute of Commonwealth Studies and the Institute of Development Studies in Sussex. He is a principal thinker behind the Human Development paradigm and has been intensely involved in the writing of all the United Nations Human Development Reports, either as a part of the team of authors or as an advisor. Dr. Streeten has participated in numerous conferences and conventions worldwide. Many of his earlier lectures have been published in the book Thinking About Development (Cambridge University Press, 1997).
A version of this essay was delivered in October 2003 as the Frederick S. Pardee Distinguished Lecture at Boston University. The author is greatly indebted to the Pardee Center and its Director, Professor David Fromkin. He is also indebted to Ronald Dore for the idea of this essay and for some of its themes.
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Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range (Lead Author);Adil Najam (Topic Editor) "Technological Nightmares (Lecture): Biography of Paul Streeten". In: Encyclopedia of Earth. Eds. Cutler J. Cleveland (Washington, D.C.: Environmental Information Coalition, National Council for Science and the Environment). [First published in the Encyclopedia of Earth August 25, 2008; Last revised Date August 25, 2008; Retrieved May 19, 2013 <http://www.eoearth.org/article/Technological_Nightmares_(Lecture):_Biography_of_Paul_Streeten>
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The mission of the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future is to serve as a forum for representatives and experts from a broad range of disciplines to take an informed, rigorous, and thoughtful look at the multiple forces that will shape our global community in the next 35 to 200 years, and determine what specific impact they may have on our lives. The overarching mission of the Center is to serve as a leading academic nucleus for the study of the future and to prod ... (Full Bio)
Series: Pardee Center Distinguished Lecture Series
Date: October 2003
Location: Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future, Boston University, Boston, MA
Paul Streeten
Dr. Paul Streeten
Dr. Streeten is the founder and chairman of the board of World Development, a consultant to the United Nations Development Program and to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). He has worked for several UN bodies. Among other institutions, he has played a major role in the Institute of Commonwealth Studies and the Institute of Development Studies in Sussex. He is a principal thinker behind the Human Development paradigm and has been intensely involved in the writing of all the United Nations Human Development Reports, either as a part of the team of authors or as an advisor. Dr. Streeten has participated in numerous conferences and conventions worldwide. Many of his earlier lectures have been published in the book Thinking About Development (Cambridge University Press, 1997).
A version of this essay was delivered in October 2003 as the Frederick S. Pardee Distinguished Lecture at Boston University. The author is greatly indebted to the Pardee Center and its Director, Professor David Fromkin. He is also indebted to Ronald Dore for the idea of this essay and for some of its themes.
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