Sally Herbert Frankel (1903–1996) was Professor firstly of Colonial Economic Affairs, and later the Economics of Underdeveloped Countries at

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in the period following the

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. Originally from South Africa, of

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descent, he moved to England shortly after the Second World War. He joined the

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in 1950. While not religiously observant, Frankel was committed to the principle of

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and was a keen

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from the First World War onwards.

Publications

* Frankel S. H. (1926) ''Co- operation and Competition in the Marketing of Maize in South Africa'' London: P. S. King & Son Ltd. * Frankel S. H. (1928) ''Railway Policy of South Africa: An Analysis of the Effects of Railway Rates, Finance and Management on the Economic Development of the Union'' Johannesburg: Hortors Limited * Frankel S. H. (1938) ''Capital Investment in Africa: its course and effects'' London: Oxford University Press * Frankel S. H. (1938) ''The Economic Impact on Under-developed Societies'' Oxford: Basil Blackwell * Frankel S. H. (1977) ''Money: two philosophies:the Conflict of Trust and Authority'' Oxford: Basil Blackwell * Frankel S. H. (1980) ''Money and Liberty'' Washington DC: American Enterprise Institute. * Frankel S. H. (1982) ''An Economist's Testimony'' Oxford: Oxford Centre for Postgraduate Hebrew Studies.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Frankel, Sally Herbert 1903 births 1996 deaths Place of birth missing British Zionists South African Zionists British people of German-Jewish descent South African people of German-Jewish descent Fellows of Nuffield College, Oxford South African emigrants to the United Kingdom