David Seddon is a noted British

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academic, activist and consultant. For many years, he was a professor (Professor of Politics & Sociology) in the Department of Development Studies at the

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. He has worked as a consultant for international institutions including the

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and NGOs such as

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and War on Want. He was for many years a member of the Labour Party before defecting to the

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. Among his academic research, particularly noteworthy is his work on Nepal.

Selected publications

* Walton, J. K., & Seddon, D. (2008). Free markets and food riots: The politics of global adjustment. John Wiley & Sons. * Seddon, D., Adhikari, J., & Gurung, G. (2002). Foreign labor migration and the remittance economy of Nepal. Critical Asian Studies, 34(1), 19–40. * Seddon, D. (Ed.). (1978). Relations of production: Marxist approaches to economic anthropology. Psychology Press. * Powell, M., & Seddon, D. (1997). NGOs & the development industry. Review of African Political Economy, 24(71), 3-10.

References

1947 births Living people Academics of the University of East Anglia {{British-bio-stub