Henry Veltmeyer
Henry Veltmeyer is a professor of Sociology and International Development Studies at Saint Mary's University (Halifax), Nova Scotia, Canada. He is a prolific author on matters of Development studies, Development and Globalization. He is also on faculty at the Universidad Autónoma de Zacatecas, in the Unidad Académica en Estudios de Desarrollo. Life and work Veltmeyer received his Licenciatura in linguistics (1970) at the Universidad de Guayaquíl, Ecuador, his M.A. in Education & Social Sciences (1970) and a second M.A. in Latin American studies (1971) at the University of Alabama, and his PhD in political science (1976) at McMaster University. He joined the faculty of sociology at Saint Mary's University (Halifax), Saint Mary's University (SMU) in 1976 and founded the programme in International Development Studies at SMU in 1985. Veltmeyer's thematic focus in recent years has been on globalization and development. Other areas of research and writing include new social moveme ...
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