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Poverty, Inequality and Development
This collection of essays honors a remarkable man and his work. Erik Thorbecke has made significant contributions to the microeconomic and the macroeconomic analysis of poverty, inequality and development, ranging from theory to empirics and policy. The essays in this volume display the same range. As a collection they make the fundamental point that deep understanding of these phenomena requires both the micro and the macro perspectives together, utilizing the strengths of each but also the special insights that come when the two are linked together. After an overview section which contains the introductory chapter and a chapter examining the historical roots of Erik Thorbecke's motivations...
Ellen Thorbecke
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So Long Europe, Hello South Africa
Herman Thorbecke was born and raised in the Netherlands. He married at eighteen and immediately after completing College, emigrated with his young family to South Africa, where they lived for eleven years. In the twenty stories you will find in this book, Thorbecke relates in an amusing and spirited fashion, about his somewhat chaotic upbringing and his equally haphazard existence in apartheid-torn South Africa during the nineteen-sixties. His tales are witty and suspenseful and filled with engaging snippets of information about the country and its people. Once you start reading this book, you will not want to put it down.
Do I Look Like Breakfast
Lea Thorbecke developed the theme of this wonderful fable as a form of conflict resolution, while working with young children as a special education teacher. As an educator, first in Israel and later in Switzerland and the USA, it was always a priority to limit discord and friction. The story in this wonderful little book is a fable set on the shores of a lake surrounded by forests. There are twenty-two animals, attributed with human character, trying to discover a better way to live together without conflict. Yes, they are looking for Utopia, and while on this journey they talk about the problems they encounter and how they might be solved. The discussions are intended to prompt young readers to think about their attitude to others and relationships with friends and family. There are many humorous episodes and the events are beautifully illustrated. Once engrossed in chapter one, children and also many adults will not be able to resist the temptation to read this book to its peaceful END.
