Michel Chossudovsky

Michel Chossudovsky "is Professor of Economics at the University of Ottawa. He has taught as Visiting Professor at academic institutions in Western Europe, Latin America and Southeast Asia, has acted as economic adviser to governments of developing countries and has worked as a consultant for several international organizations including the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the African Development Bank, the United Nations African Institute for Economic Development and Planning (AIEDEP), the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), the International Labour Organization (ILO), the World Health Organisation (WHO), the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC).

"Dr. Chossudovsky is past President of the Canadian Association of Latin American and Caribbean Studies. He is member of a number of research organisations including the Committee on Monetary and Economic Reform (COMER), the Geopolitical Drug Watch (OGD) (Paris)and the International People's Health Council (IPHC).

"His recent book entitled The Globalisation of Poverty: Impacts of IMF and World Bank Reforms, Third World Network, Penang, Zed Books, London, 1997 has been translated into several languages. Dr. Chossudovsky is a frequent contributor to Le Monde diplomatique, Thirld World Resurgence and Covert Action Quarterly.

"His publications have been translated into more than twenty languages. Chossudovsky is an active member of the anti-War movement in Canada and has written extensively on the War in Yugoslavia. He is the author of a forthcoming book entitled War and Globalisation, the Balkans and Beyond.

"His most recent book is "The Globalization of Poverty. Impact of IMF and World Bank Reforms" (Zed Books 1997) which is based on his studies of and visits to more than 90 countries. You'll find several of his most recent articles on TFF's website.

"Professor Chossudovsky joined TFF as adviser in 1999."


 * International Associate, Transnational Foundation for Peace and Future Research