Robert Hunter Wade is a

political economist Politics () is the set of activities that are associated with making decisions in groups, or other forms of power relations among individuals, such as the distribution of status or resources. The branch of social science that studies poli ...

and development scholar. He has been Professor of Global Political Economy at the Department of International Development,

London School of Economics The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), established in 1895, is a public research university in London, England, and a member institution of the University of London. The school specialises in the social sciences. Founded ...

since 1999.

Early life

He was born in Australia to New Zealand diplomat parents. He therefore attended numerous schools worldwide, living in

British Ceylon British Ceylon (; ), officially British Settlements and Territories in the Island of Ceylon with its Dependencies from 1802 to 1833, then the Island of Ceylon and its Territories and Dependencies from 1833 to 1931 and finally the Island of Cey ...

at the age of 12. He attended university in Dunedin (BA with major in economics,

Otago University The University of Otago () is a public research collegiate university based in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand. Founded in 1869, Otago is New Zealand's oldest university and one of the oldest universities in Oceania. The university was created by ...

, 1962–64),

Wellington Wellington is the capital city of New Zealand. It is located at the south-western tip of the North Island, between Cook Strait and the Remutaka Range. Wellington is the third-largest city in New Zealand (second largest in the North Island ...

(BA Hons, economics,

Victoria University of Wellington Victoria University of Wellington (), also known by its shorter names "VUW" or "Vic", is a public university, public research university in Wellington, New Zealand. It was established in 1897 by Act of New Zealand Parliament, Parliament, and w ...

, 1966), and

Sussex University The University of Sussex is a public research university located in Falmer, East Sussex, England. It lies mostly within the city boundaries of Brighton and Hove. Its large campus site is surrounded by the South Downs National Park, and provide ...

(MPhil 1968, DPhil in social anthropology, Sussex University, 1971, thesis on irrigation systems in India).

Career

He has worked at the Institute of Development Studies (IDS), Sussex. On leave from IDS, he worked at the World Bank; the

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(US Congress) 1988;

Princeton University Princeton University is a private university, private Ivy League research university in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. Founded in 1746 in Elizabeth, New Jersey, Elizabeth as the College of New Jersey, Princeton is the List of Colonial ...

(

Woodrow Wilson School The Princeton School of Public and International Affairs (''abbrev.'' SPIA; formerly the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs) is a professional public policy school at Princeton University. The school provides an array of co ...

) from 1989 to 1990;

MIT The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is a private research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. Established in 1861, MIT has played a significant role in the development of many areas of modern technology and sc ...

( Sloan School and Political Science) from 1990 to 1991. He was professor of political economy at

Brown University Brown University is a Private university, private Ivy League research university in Providence, Rhode Island, United States. It is the List of colonial colleges, seventh-oldest institution of higher education in the US, founded in 1764 as the ' ...

(

Watson Institute The Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs, soon to be renamed Watson School for International and Public Affairs, is an interdisciplinary research center at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island. Its mission is to promote a ...

and Political Science) from 1996 to 1999 before joining the LSE in 2001. He held fellowships at the

Institute for Advanced Study The Institute for Advanced Study (IAS) is an independent center for theoretical research and intellectual inquiry located in Princeton, New Jersey. It has served as the academic home of internationally preeminent scholars, including Albert Ein ...

in Princeton, New Jersey 1992–1993,

Russell Sage Foundation The Russell Sage Foundation is an American non-profit organisation established by Margaret Olivia Slocum Sage, Margaret Olivia Sage in 1907 for “the improvement of social and living conditions in the United States.” It was named after her re ...

, New York 1997–1998, and the

Institute for Advanced Study, Berlin The Institute for Advanced Study in Berlin () is an interdisciplinary institute founded in 1981 in Grunewald (locality), Grunewald, Berlin, Germany, dedicated to research projects in the natural and social sciences. It is modeled after the orig ...

2000–2001. In 2011 he was the Sanjaya Lall visiting professor at Oxford University. He also worked at the

World Bank The World Bank is an international financial institution that provides loans and Grant (money), grants to the governments of Least developed countries, low- and Developing country, middle-income countries for the purposes of economic development ...

from 1984 to 1988. He has undertaken fieldwork in a range of countries including: Italy, India, Korea, Taiwan and

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and inside the World Bank.

Key works

Robert Wade is author of many books and scholarly articles including: * Wade, Robert H. (1982), ''Irrigation and Politics in South Korea'' * Wade, Robert H. (1988, 1994), ''Village Republics: The Economic Conditions of Collective Action in India'' * Wade, Robert H. (1990, 2003), ''Governing the Market: Economic Theory and the Role of Government in East Asia's Industrialization'' (this won the

American Political Science Association The American Political Science Association (APSA) is a professional association of political scientists in the United States. Founded in 1903 in the Tilton Memorial Library (now Tilton Hall) of Tulane University in New Orleans, it publishes four ...

's award of Best Book or Article in Political Economy, 1992) * *

Awards

In 2008, Wade received (jointly with

José Antonio Ocampo José Antonio Ocampo Gaviria (born 20 December 1952) is a Colombians, Colombian writer, economist and academic who was the professor of professional practice in international and public affairs and director of the Economic and Political Developme ...

) the Leontief Prize in recognition of his outstanding contribution to economic theory that addresses contemporary realities and supports just and sustainable societies. In 1992 he received the American Political Science Association's award of Best Book or Article in Political Economy. When younger he competed regularly in 10 km running races and long distance swims, and plays the classical guitar.

References

External links

Robert Wade's staff page
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Wade, Robert Academics of the London School of Economics British development economists Living people New Zealand academics 1944 births Brown University faculty University of Otago alumni Victoria University of Wellington alumni Alumni of the University of Sussex