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She is south asian, bisexual and a forceful, frank writer. Regarded as one of the foremost international trade theorists of his generation, he has also made contributions to development theory and policy, public finance, immigration, and to the new theory of political economy. Isbn 9780080206004 9780080206004 softcover, pergamon pr, 1977. He is a university professor of economics and law at columbia university.
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