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Manfred Max-Neef
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Manfred Max-Neef, in 2007
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Artur Manfred Max Neef
26 October 1932 |
| Died | 8 August 2019 (aged 86) Valdivia, Chile
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| Nationality | Chilean |
| Alma mater | University of Chile |
| Awards | Right Livelihood Award |
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| Fields | Economics |
| Institutions | University of California, Berkeley |
Artur Manfred Max Neef (born October 26, 1932 – died August 8, 2019) was an important Chilean economist. An economist is someone who studies how countries and people make and use money and resources. Max-Neef was born in Valparaíso, Chile.
He started his career as a professor of economics at the University of California, Berkeley in the early 1960s. He became well-known for his ideas about what people truly need to live well. He also developed a way of thinking about how communities can grow and improve in a fair way. In 1983, he won the Right Livelihood Award. This award is sometimes called the "Alternative Nobel Prize." He received it for his special way of helping small and medium-sized communities, which he called "Barefoot Economics."
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About Manfred Max-Neef
His Early Work
Manfred Max-Neef traveled a lot through Latin America and the United States. He was a guest professor at many universities. But he also spent time living with and studying people in poor communities. He saw that the usual ways of helping developing countries often caused more poverty and environmental problems.
Barefoot Economics
In 1981, Max-Neef wrote a book called From the Outside Looking In: Experiences in Barefoot Economics. This book shared stories from his travels among poor people in South America. In the same year, he started a group called the Centre for Development Alternatives (CEPAUR). This group focused on finding new ways for communities to grow.
Awards and Public Life
In 1982, Max-Neef won the Right Livelihood Award for his work in helping people in developing countries. These are countries that are still building up their economies and services.
Max-Neef also ran for President of Chile in the 1993 election. He ran as an independent candidate, meaning he was not part of a major political party. He finished in fourth place, getting 5.55% of the votes.
Leading a University
In 1993, Max-Neef became the rector of the Universidad Austral de Chile in Valdivia. A rector is like the president of a university. He held this important job for eight years.
He was also a member of several important groups. These included the European Academy of Sciences and Arts and the Club of Rome. He was also part of the New York Academy of Sciences.
Special Honors
Manfred Max-Neef received many awards and honors during his life. He got the University Award of Highest Honour from Sōka University. He also received an honorary doctorate from the University of Jordan.
Chile gave him its National Prize for the Promotion and Defense of Human Rights. In 2008, he received the Kenneth Boulding Award. This is the highest honor given by the International Society for Ecological Economics. On May 10, 2009, he received another honorary doctorate from Saint Francis University. He also gave the speech at their graduation ceremony.
Max-Neef was a council member of the World Future Council. This group works to find solutions for a sustainable future.
See also
In Spanish: Manfred Max-Neef para niños
