Albert Hirschman, a renowned social scientist, whose highly influential work in economics and politics in developing countries has had a profound impact on economic trought and practice. “He was a true polymath, in many ways an intellectual and economist from a by-gone era. But his insights and work will be read well into the future because, above all, he was a thinker.” You can find a short biography at the Institute for Advance Study: pages and an Obituary by Dennis Kavanagh at the Financial Times: http://on.ft.com/1enMeM
Renowned Social Scientist: Hirschman
