Gilbert Rist (born 16 July 1938), is a Swiss honorary professor at the

Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies The Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, or the Geneva Graduate Institute (french: Institut de hautes études internationales et du développement), abbreviated IHEID, is a government-accredited postgraduate institution ...

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. He is best known for his study, ''The History of Development: From Western Origins to Global Faith'', which criticizes

development Development or developing may refer to: Arts *Development hell, when a project is stuck in development *Filmmaking, development phase, including finance and budgeting *Development (music), the process thematic material is reshaped * Photograph ...

. He holds a PhD from the Graduate Institute of International Studies.

Writings

English *Gilbert Rist, ''The History of Development: From Western Origins to Global Faith'', Expanded Edition, London: Zed Books, 2003 French (selection) *(with Marie-Dominique PERROT and Fabrizio SABELLI), La Mythologie programmée, L’économie des croyances dans la société moderne, coll. Economie en liberté, PUF, Paris, 1992 *(with Majid Rahnema and

Gustavo Esteva Gustavo Esteva (born August 20, 1936 in Mexico City - died March 17, 2022 in Oaxaca was a Mexican activist, "deprofessionalized intellectual" and founder of the Universidad de la Tierra in the Mexican city of Oaxaca. He was one of the best known ...

), ''Le Nord perdu, Repères pour l’après-développement'', coll. Forum du développement, Editions d’En Bas, Lausanne, 1992 *''Le développement, Histoire d'une croyance occidentale'', Presses de Sciences Po, Paris, 1996 - also translated into Italian and Spanish

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