Frances Stewart (economist)
Frances Julia Stewart | |
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| Born | 4 August 1940 Kendal, Westmorland, England, UK |
| Nationality | British |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | Somerville College, Oxford |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Development economics |
| Institutions | Oxford Department of International Development (ODID), Oxford University |
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Parents: Nicholas Kaldor (deceased); relatives: Mary Kaldor (sister) | |
Frances Julia Stewart (born 4 August 1940) is professor emeritus of development economics and director of the Centre for Research on Inequality, Human Security and Ethnicity (CRISE), University of Oxford. A pre-eminent development economist, she was named one of fifty outstanding technological leaders for 2003 by Scientific American. She was president of the Human Development and Capability Association from 2008 to 2010.