Oral history interview with Ponna Wignaraja, 2001
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- Name
- Wignaraja, Ponna (Interviewee)
- Jolly, Richard (Interviewer)
- Title
- Oral history interview with Ponna Wignaraja, 2001
- Abstract
- Background and childhood: born 1926, Sri Lanka, Hindu family; education: economics, University of Sri Lanka, University of Ceylon, 1944-48, Yale University; career: International Monetary Fund [IMF] development advisor, 1951-53, World Bank advisor, 1962-67, secretary-general of the Society for International Development, 1981-86, vice chairman of the Independent South Asian Commission on Poverty All eviation, 1991, chairman of the South Asian Perspectives Network Association [SAPNA]; themes: Hindu background and village life during childhood as influence for interest in global development and poverty, Gandhi's influence on development of political consciousness, yoga as a spiritual influence, experiences in Germany, World Bank missions in Africa, SAPNA as a tool for development and social change in South Asia, UN commissions and projects for dealing with South Asian poverty, family reminiscences, colleague reminiscences; writings: "Towards a Theory of Rural Development", "New Social Movements in the South", "Pro-Poor Growth and Governance in South Asia"
- Collection Name
- United Nations intellectual history project (UNIHP)
- Subjects
- Economic development projects; Poverty--International cooperation; Poverty--South Asia; South Asia; Wignaraja, Ponna; United Nations Officials and employees; International Monetary Fund; South Asian Perspectives Network Association; World Bank
- Format
- oral histories; sound recordings
- Genre
- Interviews
- Date
- 2001
- Note (Biographical)
- United Nations Developement Advisor
- Note
- Interviewed by Richard Jolly on March 6, 2001
- Note (Provenance)
- Ralph Bunche Institute for International Studies, The Graduate Center, City University of New York, Gift, 2009
- Language
- English
- Library Location
- Columbia Center for Oral History, Columbia University
Browse Location’s Digital Content - Catalog Record
- 13685602
- Also In
- Oral History Archives at Columbia
- Time-Based Media
- Time-Based Media
- Persistent URL
- https://dx.doi.org/10.7916/d8-9n47-js60
- Related URLs
- Available digital content for this interview.