doi:10.7916/d8-kr1j-c325Oral history interview with Louis Emmerij, 2005Emmerij, Louisoral historiessound recordingssound recording - nonmusicalEconomic developmentEconomic policyHuman rightsEmmerij, LouisUnited Nations Officials and employeesOrganisation for Economic Co-operation and DevelopmentWorld Employment ProgrammeInternational Labour OrganisationInstitute of Social Studies (Netherlands)Centro de Conferencias Enrique V. IglesiasChildhood in Netherlands, born 1934, middle-class upbringing, memories of WWII, education in economics in Paris, Italy, and New York; early exposure to UN. 1960s: PhD, marriage, daughter, economics of education, work with OECD in Mediterranean and Argentina. 1970s: work with WEP and ILO, overseeing labor and economic development in Latin America, Africa, and Asia. Ideas for UN structure, employment, and future; tripartite structure of ILO. Economic theory: redistribution from growth, Kenya mission, basic needs, Maslow's hierarchy and New International Economic Order. Teaching and research at ISS, work with Iglesias at Inter-American Development Bank, intellectual framework of UN institutions. Reflections on changes in development policy; importance of human rights and human security