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Biography of famous people of Jamaica.
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His name is Norman Girvan; was born in Jamaica in 1941.
He is respected diplomat of the Caribbean and economist by profession.
He received his Bachelor’s degree in Economics of the University College of the West Indies and his PhD in Economics from the London School of Economics. He has published extensively on the political economy of development in the Caribbean and the Global South.
He is the author of ten books and monographs, and editor of another seven, and of over 70 journal articles.
He was the founding President of the Association of Caribbean Economists and has served as Chairman or Board Member of a number of Jamaican and regional organizations, institutions, and companies, and on editorial committees of academic journals.
He has been adviser to regional governments and consultant to several regional and international organizations.
In 2010 he was appointed as the United Nations Secretary General’s Personal Representative on the Guyana-Venezuela Border Controversy.
He holds a number of awards and distinctions.
