John Short

John Short has a BA (Hons) in Economics from the University of Stirling (in the first intake of students where he was the founding president of the Sports Union) and an MA in Economics from the University of Lancaster. He researched on the regional impact of public finance at the Universities of Aberdeen and Durham and at the Northern Region Strategy Team. He has been a consultant with IMF, World Bank, bilateral agencies and individual countries since 1982. He was a member of Gosforth RFC’s cup-winning side at Twickenham in 1976 and was inducted into the Newcastle Rugby Hall of Fame in 2017.
This book is based on work carried out in the following countries:
Serbia, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova, Albania, Kosovo, Uzbekistan, Azerbaijan, Ukraine, The Gambia, Kenya, Uganda, Sierra Leone, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Sudan, Egypt, Mauritius, Rwanda, Seychelles, Ghana, Liberia, Malawi, Ethiopia, Niger, Nigeria, Namibia, Tanzania, Mozambique, Myanmar, Vietnam, Lao PDR, China, Papua New Guinea, Indonesia, Philippines, India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Yemen, Jordan, Palestine, Netherlands Antilles, Anguilla, Antigua, Barbados, Montserrat, St Helena, Pitcairn, Aruba, St Vincent and Grenadines, Grenada, St Kitts, Nevis, Jamaica, Dominica, British Virgin Islands, Falklands, Fiji, UK, Ireland.