Rolph van der Hoeven

Rolph van der Hoeven

Rolph van der Hoeven
Born (1948-06-23) June 23, 1948
Occupation Author, editor, professor
Language Dutch, English, German, French
Citizenship Dutch
Education PhD in Development economics
Alma mater University of Amsterdam
Subject Development economics
Notable awards
Years active 1974-Present
Website
rolph.vanderhoeven.ch

Rolph Eric van der Hoeven (born 23 June 1948) is professor on employment and development economics at the International Institute of Social Studies in The Hague,[1] and member of the Committee on Development Cooperation of the International Advisory Council (AIV) to the Dutch Government.[2]

Education

Dr. van der Hoeven read econometrics at the University of Amsterdam where in 1969 he earned himself a BSc and followed it up with a MSc (Drs.) in 1974. He was awarded a PhD in development economics in 1987 when he defended his thesis Planning for Basic Needs in Kenya: A Basic Needs Simulation Model at the Free University of Amsterdam.

Career

Dr. van der Hoeven has worked for over 30 years in various places in the world for UNICEF and International Labor Organization (ILO), where he was most recently manager of the Technical Secretariat of the World Commission on the Social Dimension of Globalization, established by the ILO in Geneva.[3] Having previously held positions in the Employment Strategy Department of the ILO and with UNICEF in New York, he is widely published on employment, poverty, inequality, and economic reform issues.[3]

At the beginning of his career, he worked in Zambia and Ethiopia, highlighted the necessity for developing countries to emphasize the satisfaction of Basic Needs as a prime goal in Development Planning, and advised various countries on how to implement this.

In the 1980s following the introduction of structural adjustment programs by the World Bank and the IMF, Dr. van der Hoeven researched and advocated that employment and other social concerns should be taken into account in structural adjustment programs. He played a key role in the high-level meeting on structural adjustment and employment of the ILO in 1987 and joined in 1988 the team in UNICEF, under the leadership of Sir Richard Jolly that worked on Adjustment with a Human Face.[4]

In the early 1990s he returned to the ILO to manage the Interdepartmental Project on Structural Adjustment in the ILO[5] Adjustment, Employment and Missing Institutions in sub-Saharan Africa (ILO, James Currey 1999) (editor with W. van der Geest).[6]

Since 2000 he warns of the globalization effects on income inequality and employment,[7][8] and became in 2002 the manager of the technical secretariat of the World Commission on the Social Dimension of Globalization.[9]

Dr. van der Hoeven has focused primarily on the functional inequality of income distribution between labor and capital, i.e. the share of gross domestic product received by workers and capital owners.

Dr. van der Hoeven appeals to politicians to use the power of macroeconomic policies to reduce inequality. He suggested a number of political solutions including counter-cyclical monetary and fiscal policy, stricter financial and bank regulation, progressive tax systems and strengthening social institutions like labor unions. These kinds of policies have led to a notable decline in inequality in Latin America. In light of this, Dr. van der Hoeven called for an inequality goal based on the Palma index of inequality to be included in the post-2015.[10]

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References

  1. "International Institute of Social Studies". ISS. Retrieved 20 June 2014.
  2. Sanne van Grafhorst (2012-10-31). "Vijf vragen aan... Prof. Dr. Rolph van der Hoeven" [Five Questions for Prof. Dr. Rolph van der Hoeven]. Vice Versa (in Dutch). Viceversaonline.nl. Retrieved 2014-06-20.
  3. 1 2 "Rolph van der Hoeven". Policy Innovations. Retrieved 20 June 2014.
  4. Cornia, Giovanni Andrea; van der Hoeven, Rolph; Mkandawire, Thandika (eds.). Introduction: Africa's Recovery in the 1990s: From stagnation and adjustment to human development. Retrieved 6 July 2014.
  5. van der Hoeven, Rolph; Taylor, Lance. "Introduction: Structural adjustment, labour markets and employment: Some considerations for sensible people". Retrieved 6 July 2014.
  6. 1 2 van der Hoeven, Rolph; Sziraczki, Gyorgy (eds.). "Lessons from Privatization". International Labor Organization. Retrieved 20 June 2014.
  7. 1 2 Anthony Shorrocks; Rolph van der Hoeven (4 March 2004). Growth, Inequality, and Poverty: Prospects for Pro-poor Economic Development. OUP Oxford. ISBN 978-0-19-926865-8.
  8. 1 2 van der Hoeven, Rolph; Shorrocks, Anthony (eds.). "Perspectives on Growth and Poverty". United Nations University-Education. Retrieved 20 June 2014.
  9. "The report: A fair globalization - Creating opportunities for all". Retrieved 6 July 2014.
  10. Rolph van der Hoeven (5 Oct 2012). "Emerging Voices: Rolph van der Hoeven on a Global Social Contract to Follow the Millennium Development Goals". Council on Foreign Relations. cfr.org. Retrieved 2014-06-20.
  11. "Professor van der Hoeven received a royal recognitions from the deputy Mayor of The Hague". 15 October 2015.
  12. van der Hoeven, Rolph. "Profits Without Labour Benefits". The Broker Online. Retrieved 20 June 2014.
  13. "Millennium Development Goals in Turbulent Times". United Nations University-WIDER. Retrieved 20 June 2014.
  14. Gerry Rodgers; Rolph van der Hoeven (1995). The Poverty Agenda: Trends and Policy Options. International Institute for Labour Studies. ISBN 978-92-9014-569-1.
  15. Rolph van der Hoeven; Fred van der Kraaij (1995). Structural Adjustment and Beyond in Sub-Saharan Africa. Directorate General International Cooperation Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
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