Howard Stein, Ph.D., M.A., Hon. B.A.

Professor, Center for Afro-American and African Studies, LS&A

Adjunct Professor, Epidemiology

CAAS; 4700 Haven Hall
505 S State Street
Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109

Office: (734) 763-5519; Fax: (734)763-0543

E-mail: howstein@umich.edu

Curriculum Vitae (PDF, 148,294 KB)

Professional Summary

Over the years I have held various academic appointments in different regions of the world, including Hitotsubashi University in Tokyo, the University of Dar Es Salaam in Tanzania, and the School of Oriental and African Studies at the University of London. I have worked and lectured in a number of regions of Africa (West, East, Southern and Horn areas). And I have done consultancies for agencies including SIDA, UNDESA, UNDP, USIA, U.S. State Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Government of Japan, African Capacity Building Initiative, and CDPR.

Courses Taught

EPID666: Health and Socioeconomic Development

Education

Ph.D., Economics, University of California, 1983
M.A., Economics, University of Ottawa, 1977
B.A. Honours, Economics, University of Toronto, 1975

Research Interest & Projects

In the Summer, 2007, I organized a study on the ecological and socioeconomic determinants of health in Mwanza, Tanzania with a focus on diarrhea and intestinal worms. Five graduate students from SNRE and public health students traveled to the region to conduct household interviews. I recently completed a book which critically evaluates the economic theory and policy outcomes of World Bank policies on developing countries. The volume includes chapter length treatments of health policy, finance and state formation. Drawing on institutional economic theory, the book also proposes an alternative set of development policies. I have recently completed papers on export processing zones in Africa, the World Bank and institutional development, and industrial policy for Africa for conferences in Europe and West Africa.

Selected Publications

Howard Stein (Spring, 2008). Beyond the World Bank Agenda: An Institutional Approach to Development Chicago: University of Chicago Press

Cramer C., Stein, H. and Weeks J. (2006). Ownership and Donorship: Analytical Issues and a Tanzanian Case Study Journal of Contemporary African Studies, Volume 24, No.3

Stein, H. (2006). Structural Adjustment In David Clark ed. (Ed.) Elgar Companion to Development Studies Cheltenham, Edward Elgar.

Howard Stein (coauthored) (2005). An Institutional Perspective to Finance and Development as an Alternative to Financial Liberalization International Review of Applied Economics, Volume 19, No. 4, October, 2005

Howard Stein (coauthored) (2005). Finance and Development, Institutional and Policy Alternatives to Financial Liberalization Eastern Economic Journal , Volume 31, No. 2, Spring

Howard Stein (2003). Supporting Ownership: Swedish Development Cooperation with Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda Stockholm: SIDA (two volumes).

Howard Stein (2003). Rethinking African Developmentﾔ In Ha-Joon Chang (Ed.) Rethinking Development Economics. London: Anthem Press.

Howard Stein et al. eds. (2002). Deregulation and the Banking Crisis in Nigeria: A Comparative Study Basingstoke: Palgrave/St.Martin's.

Professional Affiliations

American Economic Association
Association for Comparative Economic Studies
African Studies Association