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Sakiko Fukuda-Parr | |
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Born | 1950 |
Spouse | Francis Parr |
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Field | Development economics |
Institution | The New School, New York, US |
Alma mater | University of Sussex |
Information at IDEAS / RePEc | |
Website | sakikofukudaparr.net |
Sakiko Fukuda-Parr (サキコ・フクダ・パー、福田 咲子) (born 1950)[1] is a development economist, a Professor of International Affairs at the New School for Social Research in New York, and the Vice Chair of the UN Committee for Development Policy.[2][3] She has gained recognition for her work with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP),[4][5] her writing on human rights and development, and for founding the Journal of Human Development and Capabilities. She was the principal author of the UN Human Development Reports (1995-2004).[2]