Jan Pronk
Professor Jan Pronk, has garnered repute as one of the most influential persons in Development Cooperation in The Netherlands, both through his distinguished career as a politician and a prominent United Nations Official. He studied Economics at the Erasmus University in Rotterdam where he worked in Research, and has made extensive scholarly contributions to the field of development. In 1971, he took up politics and has since served as the Minister of Development Cooperation from 1973-1977, 1989-1994, and 1994-1998, and as Minister of Housing and Environment in 1998-2002. He was appointed as the Deputy Secretary General of the United Nations Conference for Trade and Development (UNCTAD) from 1980-1986, and served as the Special representative for the United Nations Mission to Sudan for Darfur (2004-2006).
Jan Pronk has two honourary degrees: from the San Marco University, Peru, and The Institute of Social Studies. He was knighted in the Order of the Netherlands Lion and is a member of four chivalric orders. The Institute of Social Studies awarded its honorary doctorate to Jan Pronk in 2002. He is currently a Professor in Theory & Practice of International Development at the Institute of Social Studies (ISS) in The Hague.
Bibliography
Books
Willens en Wetens. Gedachten over Globalisering en Politiek / Jan Pronk. Uitgeverij Bert Bakker, Amsterdam 2005. |
Catalysing development? : a debate on aid / Jan P. Pronk ... [et al.] / J.P. PRONK Institute of Social Studies (ISS). - Malden, MA : Basil Blackwell, 2004. |
Collateral damage or calculated default? : the millennium development goals and the politics of globalisation / Jan Pronk / J. PRONK. - The Hague : ISS, 2003. |
De Kritische Grens. Beschouwingen over Tweespalt en Orde / Jan Pronk. Uitgeverij Prometheus, Amsterdam 2004. |
Troubled Waters: The Ambivalence of South-North Partnerships in Research for Development-A Case Study /Angie Weberdink & Jan Pronk. International Books, 2004. |
'De Autonomie van Suriname'/ Jan Pronk. Ch in Onwikkeling en Overheid. Opstellen aangeboden aan Prof. dr. P. A. Cornelisse, The Hague: SDU Uitgevers. 2003, pp.221-237 |
'On ne Developpe pas, on se Developpe' / Jan Pronk. Ch in P. van Alten (ed) Prins Claus. Een talent voor vriendschap, Amsterdam: Van Gennep, 2003, pp 75-88. |
'Security and Sustainability', / Jan Pronk. Ch in P. van Seters, B. de Gaay Fortman and A. de Ruijter (eds) Globalization and its New Divides: Malcontents, Recipes and Reforms, Amsterdam: Dutch University Press, 2003, pp.25-34 |
Globalization : a developmental approach ; Development cooperation : out of date? / Jan Pronk / J.P. PRONK. - The Hague : ISS, 1997. |
Pertikaian Merebak Duna. Survei tentang Batas-batas Kerja Sama Pembangunan Jakarta: Yayasan Obor Indonesia. /Jan Pronk (Translation of: A World of Dispute. A survey of the frontiers of development cooperation Den Haag, 1992).1994 * |
Sprekend over Beleid. Op Weg naar de Nota Wonen, de Vijfde Nota en de Nota Grondbeleid in Speeches / Jan Pronk & Johan Remkes. Den Haag: Ministerie van Volkshuisvesting, Ruimtelijke Ordening en Milieubeheer. 1994 |
The Hague report : sustainable development : from concept to action / prepared by Jan Pronk and Mahbub ul Haq / J.P. PRONK M. HAQ;. - The Hague ; New York ; Conches, Switzerland : Ministry of Development Cooperation ; UNDP ; UN Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED), 1992. |
Towards a system of responsible global governance for development / speeches delivered by Jan Pronk / J.P. PRONK. - The Hague : Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Development Cooperation Information Department, 1991. |
Symposium on a new international economic order : report, The Hague, the Netherlands, 22-24 may 1975 / [introd.: Jan Pronk] / J.P. PRONK. - The Hague : Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 1975. |
Netherlands views on development problems / J.P. Pronk / J.P. PRONK. - The Hague : Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 1973 |
Een macro economische beschouwing omtrent de betekenis van de ontvangen ontwikkelingshulp / J.P.Pronk / J.P. PRONK. - Tilburg : Werkgroep Evaluatie Ontwikkelingshulp, 1969. |
Het gebruik van richtgetallen bij evaluatie / J.P.Pronk / J.P. PRONK. - Tilburg : Werkgroep Evaluatie Ontwikkelingshulp, 1969. |
Some reflections on the effectiveness of project versus plan aid / J.P. Pronk and E.J. Schreuel / J.P. PRONK E.J. SCHREUEL;. - Tilburg : Werkgroep Evaluatie Ontwikkelingshulp, 1969. |
Convergence of economic systems in East and West : research on the international economics of disarmament and arms control (RIEDAC), Oslo conference August 29-31,1965 / H. Linnemann, J.P. Pronk, and J. Tinbergen / H. LINNEMANN J.P. PRONK; J. TINBERGEN;. - Rotterdam : Netherlands Economic Institute (NEI), Division of Balanced International Growth, 1965. |
Trade, Environment, and the WTO: The Post-Seattle Agenda (Policy Essay, No. 27) [Paperback] / Gary P. Sampson, Jan Pronk. Johns Hopkins University Press, |
Articles
“Langs het lint” /Jan Pronk/ Communicatie : t_dschrift over communicatiemanagement, PR en voorlichting, 13 (10), page 38-41 (4), 2007.
“NEDERLAND” /Leon de Winter - Jan Pronk/ Elsevier, 63 (39), page 20-21 (2), 2007.
'Collateral Damage or Calculated Default? The Millenium Development Goals and the Politics of Globalisation'/ Jan Pronk. Ch in M.N. Spoor (ed) Globalisation, Poverty and Conflict. A Critical "Development" Reader,. Dordrecht: Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2004 pp.9-34
"Security and Sustainability". /Jan Pronk/ Sri Lanka Economic Journal, Special Issue, p. 7-20, September 2004
"Aid as a Catalyst: A Rejoinder". /Jan Pronk/ Development and Change, 34(3): 383-400, 2003.
"Meeting the Millennium Development Goals. Targets on Water and Sanitation" /Jan Pronk/ World Ecology Report, XV(2,3 7 4): 14-20, 2003.
'Meeting the Millennium Goals. Targets on Water and Sanitation', /Pronk, JP/ World Information Transfer World Ecology Report XV (Nos. 2, 3 &4)(0): pp.14-20, 2003.
"Leiderschap na 11 September"/Jan Pronk/ Rood Koper, 7(7): 10-21, 2002.
"Keynote Address". /Jan Pronk/ The International Bureau of the Permanent Court of Arbitration (eds.), International Investments and Protection of the Environment. The Role of Dispute Resolution Mechanisms. The Permanent Court of Arbitration/Peace Palace Papers, Kluwer Law International, pp. 3-9, 2001.
"Aid as a Catalyst"/ Jan Pronk/, Development and Change, 32(4): 611-629, 2001.
"Cultuurhistorie en Culturele Identiteit als Vormgever van Ruimtelijke Kwaliteit /Jan Pronk/ het Landelijk gebied": Noorderbreedte, 5A: 20-23, 2000.
"Global Coalition looks to the year 2000:, in: Africa Recovery, 9(1): 18-19, October 2000.
Leven & Dood - Jan Sariman (1938-2000)” /Frits Bolkestein, Ben Smulders, Mink K., Jan Pronk, Hans van der Vlist, Rein Welschen/ Elsevier, 56 (38), page 141 (1), 2000.
"Hulp als Katalysator" /Jan Pronk/ Economisch Statistische Berichten, 8(4231): 872-875, 1999.
"Gemeenten Moeten Hun Bestemmingsplanbevoegdheid Waarmaken" /Jan Pronk/ Binnenlands Bestuur, 48: 26-27, 1999.
“Leven & Dood: Jirí Pelikán” (1923-1999)” /Jan Pronk, Jozias van Aartsen, Daan Everts/ Elsevier, 55 (26), page 105 (1), 1999.
"A New International Order is in the Interests of the Developed Countries Too" /Jan Pronk/ Development, 40(1): 63-70, 1997. (Reprint).
"Erskine Childers and UN Reform"/Jan Pronk/ Global Governance, 3(1997): 279-299, 1997.
"De Wijde Wereld van de Cultuur" /Jan Pronk/ Boekman Cahier, 8(28): 199-202, 1996.
"Ongelijkheid en Rechtvaardigheid" /Jan Pronk/ Socialisme en Democratie, 53(9):.465-474, 1996.
"Het Laatste Woord over Multatuli is nog niet Geschreven"/Jan Pronk/ Over Multatuli, 36: 3-8. (Toespraak bij publicatie Ter Laans Multatuli Encyclopedie, Amsterdam, 28 Juni 1995.
"Migration: The Nomad in Each of Us" /Jan Pronk/ Population and Development Review, 19(2): 323-327, 1993. (Paper delivered at the European population Conference, Geneva 23 March 1993. Also in: The Earth Times, V(4): 4, 42. See also:
"Migratie: er schuilt een nomade in elk van ons", in: DEMOS, 9(5): 33-36. "Geweld tegen vrouwen belemmert ontwikkeling" /Jan Pronk/ Internationale Spectator, 47(7/8): 418-425, 1993.
"De rol van de Verenigde Naties op Sociaal-Economisch Terrein" /Jan Pronk/ Noord-Zuid-Cahier, 18(3):. 91-100, 1993. (Also in: VN Forum, 6(1): 1-8.
Toespraak Jubileum-conferentie Instituut Clingendael: "De Toekomst van de Nederlandse Buitenlandse Politiek", Den Haag, 14 Januari 1993.
“From adjustment to development” /Jan Pronk/ Africa report : America's leading magazine on Africa, 37 (4) (01 07), page 66 (2), 1992.
“Tinbergen's scientific contribution to development planning” / by H.C. Bos ; Bibliography 1959-1969 of Prof. Dr. J. Tinbergen / by J.P. Pronk /H.C. Bos; Johannes Pieter Pronk/ Netherlands school of economics Series: Reprint series ; no.2, ; De economist, 118(2), 1970
Other resources
Jan Pronk personal website
United Nations Intellectual History Project (UNIHP)
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)Netherlands Economics Institute (NEI)
United Nations Mission in Sudan (UnMIS)
UN information Service Vienna
Parliament and Politics
Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA)
Institute of Social Studies (ISS)
Institute for Environment and Development (IIED)
Koninkrijk der Nederlanden: Permanent Mission of the Netherlands to the UN and other int. organisations in Geneva
Inaugural Address as Professor of Theory and Practice of International Development at the Institute of Social Studies, The Hague 2003.
BBC: Stephen Sackur interviews Jan Pronk on Hardtalk, in his capacity as UN special envoy to Sudan, 18 December 2006
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