Table of Contents

Glossary
Preface

Introduction and Overview

I. Beginnings

1. Early years
2. Undergraduate Life
3. The Yale Years
    Graduate Study in Economics
    Beginning a Career in Academic Economics

II. An International and Development Economist in Africa

4. Nigeria
5. Tanzania
6. Uganda
    The Commonwealth Post-Idi Amin Mission
    Missions with Museveni – 1986 and 1993
7. South Africa
8. AERC – Macroeconomic Background and Early Days
9. More African Capacity Building - ACBF

III. An International and Development Economist in International Organisations

10. UN Activities: Satisfaction and Frustration
      UNCTAD
      UNICEF
      UN Secretary-General`s Task Forces
      Committee for Development Planning
      International Labour Organisation
11. Sonny Times at the Commonwealth Secretariat
      Guyana – Mission Impossible
    . Cool Relations with the IMF
13.Ambivalent Relations with the World Bank
14. Life with the G24
15. Interlude at IFPRI
16. Wilder with WIDER

IV. An International and Development Economist in Canada

17. IDRC – Again and Again
18. The North-South Institute - Present at the Creation (and Demise)
19. Trying to Influence Canadian Foreign Policy
20. Political Economy and Economics at the University of Toronto

V. Reflections on a Life in International and Development Economics

21. Intellectual Currents
22. Some Reflections for Others

About the Author

Gerry Helleiner is a professor emeritus of Economics at the University of Toronto and Officer of the Order of Canada.

Reviews

"Well written and organized, Helleiner’s memoir offers rich detail of his work and experiences, as a Canadian economist working to strengthen African economic capacities and as witness, contributor, and sometimes protagonist to a great many initiatives, programs, and debates emanating from international organizations in the 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s." - S. R. Steele (Choice Connect October 2018 vol. 56 # 2)