Harvard University
For Preparation Of A Professional Memoir On Key Issues In Global Development
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Amount$380,000
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Program
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Date Awarded11/8/2018
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Term18 Months
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Type of SupportProject
Overview
This grant supports the writing and publication of a book that will describe and analyze the phenomenon of globalization, juxtaposed against the story of professional evolution of a distinguished development economist.
About the Grantee
Grantee Website
www.harvard.edu
Address
Office for Sponsored Programs
1033 Massachusetts Avenue, 5th Floor, Cambridge, MA, 02138, United States
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