Michael Walton

Lecturer in International Development
Harvard Kennedy School
Office Address
Non Resident
Mailing Address
John F. Kennedy School of Government
Mailbox 58
79 JFK Street
Contact
Phone: 202-251-8702
Email: Michael_Walton@ksg.harvard.edu
Assistant
Lillian Politser (617-496-0817)
Michael Walton

Profile

Michael Walton is Lecturer in International Development at the Harvard Kennedy School, Senior Visiting Fellow at the Centre for Policy Research, DelhiandV.K.R.V. Rao ChairProfessor, Institute of Social and Economic Change, Bangalore for 2008 and 2009.

From 1980-2004, he worked at the World Bank, including extendedperiods on Indonesia and Zimbabwe, adviser to two Chief Economists, Regional ChiefEconomist for East Asia and the Pacific (1995-97), Director for PovertyReduction (1997-2000), Chief Economist for Human Development (1999-2000) and Adviserfor poverty and human development in Latin America and the Caribbean(2000-2004). He was part of themanagement group for World DevelopmentReport 2000/2001: Attacking Poverty,and played a central role in the design of the poverty reduction strategyprocess for low income countries. Prior to joining the World Bank, heworked for the Central Planning and Development Office for the Government ofLesotho, 1997-79.

Major publications include: co-author of the World Banks WorldDevelopment Report 1990 on poverty;director of World Development Report 1995 on labor; co-editorof Culture and Public Action (StanfordUniversity Press, 2004); co-author of Inequalityin Latin America and the Caribbean: Breaking with History (World Bank,2004); co-director of World Development Report 2005/06 on Equity andDevelopment; and co-editor of NoGrowth without Equity?Inequality, Interests and Competition in Mexico.(Palgrave Macmillan and the World Bank,2009).

Michael Walton has a B.A. in Philosophy andEconomics and an M.Phil. in Economics, both from Oxford University.

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Research

For a complete list of faculty citations from 2001 - present, please visit the Harvard Kennedy School Research Report Online.

Selected Publication Citations:

  • Magazine and Newspaper Articles
    • Walton, Michael. "Fork in the Road." Financial Express. January 2, 2009.
  • Op-Eds
    • Walton, Michael. "Samba or Tae-Kwon-Do?" Financial Express, January 15, 2009.
    • Walton, Michael. "Insufficiently Stimulating." Financial Express, February 12, 2009.
    • Walton, Michael. "We All Fall Down." Financial Express, February 28, 2009.