TPPA OFFERS LITTLE TRADE ADVANTAGE TO MALAYSIA-JOMO K.S

"JOMO: TPPA OFFERS LITTLE TRADE ADVANTAGE TO MALAYSIA" - Menurut pandagan prof Jomo K.S TPPA hanya memberi sedikit kelebihan kepada Malaysia.

Jomo Kwame Sundaram biographical note:

Jomo K. S. has been Assistant Secretary General for Economic Development in the United Nations’ Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) since January 2005, and (Honorary) Research Coordinator for the G24 Intergovernmental Group on International Monetary Affairs and Development since December 2006. During 2008-2009, he serves as adviser to the President of the 63rd United Nations General Assembly, and as a member of the [Stiglitz]Commission of Experts of the President of the United Nations General Assembly on Reforms of the International Monetary and Financial System.
Jomo was Professor in the Applied Economics Department, Faculty of Economics and Administration, University of Malaya until November 2004, Founder Director (1978-2004) of the Institute of Social Analysis (INSAN) and Founder Chair (2001-2004) of IDEAs, International Development Economics Associates (www.ideaswebsite.org) where he now serves on the Advisory Panel. He was also on the Board of the United Nations Research Institute on Social Development (UNRISD), Geneva (2002-4). He is married to Noelle Rodriguez and has three children, Nadia (born 1987), Emil (born 1989) and Leal (born 1990). Born in Penang, Malaysia, in 1952, Jomo studied at the Penang Free School (PFS, 1964- 6), Royal Military College (RMC, 1967-70), Yale (1970-3) and Harvard (1973-7). He has taught at Science University of Malaysia (USM, 1974), Harvard (1974-5), Yale (1977), National University of Malaysia (UKM, 1977-82), University of Malaya (1982-2004), and Cornell (1993). He has also been a Visiting Fellow at Cambridge University (1987-8; 1991-2) and a Senior Research Fellow at the Asia Research Institute, National University of Singapore (2004). Jomo has authored over 35 monographs, edited over 50 books and translated 12 volumes besides writing many academic papers and articles for the media.

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