Author
Guy Pfeffermann

Founder and CEO, Global Business School Network
Guy Pfeffermann is the Founder and CEO of the Global Business School Network.
He was the Director of the Economics Department and Chief Economist for the International Finance Corporation from 1988-2003.
Since 2003, he has served as the Director of the Global Business School Network of International Finance Corporation. He retired from the World Bank in 2006. From 2000-2003, he was also an Adjunct Professor at Johns Hopkins University, School of Advanced International Studies.
From 2003-2007, he was a member of the Board of Directors of the Global Giving Foundation. He is currently on the Advisory Board of the Association of African Business Schools (AABS).
Mr. Pfeffermann joined the World Banks' Young Professionals Program in December 1966. He served as Chief Economist for the Latin America and Caribbean Region from 1979-87 and Chief of Debt and Macroeconomic Adjustment division from 1987-88.
Mr. Pfeffermann was born in Montauban, France. He received his Licence en Droit et Sciences Economiques in Paris in 1962 and was awarded first prize,Concours General, a French national inter-university essay competition. Mr. Pfeffermann was a Besse scholar at St.Antony’s College, Oxford from 1962-65 and received a B.Litt. (Oxon.) in 1967.
Articles by Guy Pfeffermann
The Problem with Counting Nigerians
How large is the Nigerian population really? Nobody knows for sure.
October 30, 2016
Brazil: Like India or Ghana?
Despite repeated high hopes for progress, it has been fifty years of unresolved economic problems in Brazil.
August 8, 2016
Ethiopia: Land of Edible Napkins
Ethiopia has an amazing ability to get things done, quite unusual in low-income countries.
July 19, 2015
Targeted Debt Relief: Humanitarian Action Plan for Greece
A Social Solidarity Program focused on Greece’s poor is a deal Germany may suggest.
July 9, 2015
Brazil: Ready for the World Cup?
An aspiring global tourism magnet, Brazil still needs work on the basics.
November 23, 2013
Brazil: The People Vs. the Politicians
Amid mass demonstrations in Brazil, what is working and what needs improvement in the country's political processes?
June 19, 2013
Vignettes from India
What does a foreigner see and hear amidst the hustle and bustle of daily life in India?
August 25, 2012
Remnants of Empire — Pakistan (2009)
What is Pakistan like 60 years after the British left?
November 19, 2009
France in August — Far from the Maddening Crowd
Is the French countryside tourist-friendly in the summer months?
September 11, 2009
Birds and Bureaucrats of Brazzaville: Travels in the Congo
How is the Republic of Congo addressing education and development?
July 24, 2009
Four-Wheeling in the Sky: Notes on American Infrastructure
What lessons can be learned from a train trip across America?
January 24, 2009
Bad Management and Sub-Saharan Africa
Why has development aid not helped Africa all that much?
January 15, 2008
Dateline Kenya: Pictures at an Exhibition
How successfully is Kenya moving forward — while still maintaining its traditional culture?
July 16, 2007
African Winter: The Tourism Dimension
What are the mainstays — and surprises — of a trip through the African wilderness?
August 22, 2005
Africa’s V — Valuable Resources
Are natural resources a curse or a blessing to African nations?
February 23, 2005
Africa’s Y — Young People
What effect does Africa's young population have on its work force?
February 23, 2005
Africa’s U — Urban Growth
What effect is population growth having on Africa's cities?
February 23, 2005
Africa’s T — Terms of Trade
Are terms of trade working against African development?
February 23, 2005
Africa’s P — Population
Is Africa's economy strained by its fast-growing population?
February 23, 2005
Africa’s N — Networks
What effect are weak networks having on Africa's development?
February 23, 2005
An African Alphabet: From AIDS to Zebra
What can the alphabet teach us about the current state of Africa?
February 23, 2005
An African Alphabet: From AIDS to Zebra
What can the alphabet teach us about the current state of Africa?
February 16, 2005
Africa’s F — Foreign Investment
Is Africa receiving its share of foreign direct investment?
February 16, 2005
Back to New Zealand — South Island in Winter
What is globalization's role in shaping modern New Zealand society?
September 27, 2003
Global Balance Sheet — 1913 to 1998
Are most people better off economically now than at the beginning of the 20th century?
June 27, 2003
Mongolia: Following the Milky Way
Why do you need to be passionate about milk when traveling in Mongolia?
May 17, 2003
Latin America: Rich and Poor
Just how bad is income inequality in Latin America — and what explains its persistence of many decades?
November 21, 2002
Sizing Up Foreign Direct Investment, Part II: Lions and Sparrows
Is it true that only "fat cats" receive FDI at the cost of smaller countries?
October 31, 2002
Sizing Up Foreign Direct Investment
Does a common myth about foreign investment discourage countries from seeking its benefits?
October 30, 2002
Burghers and Globalization
Were Marx and Engels ahead of the anti-globalization movement by a century?
June 29, 2002
The Many Tongues of Globalization
Is language responsible for all the controversy surrounding globalization?
May 10, 2002
The Eight Losers of Globalization
Who are the losers of globalization — and who are the winners?
April 19, 2002
The Problem with Counting Nigerians
October 30, 2016
Brazil: Like India or Ghana?
August 8, 2016
Ethiopia: Land of Edible Napkins
July 19, 2015
Targeted Debt Relief: Humanitarian Action Plan for Greece
July 9, 2015
Brazil: Ready for the World Cup?
November 23, 2013
Brazil: The People Vs. the Politicians
June 19, 2013
Vignettes from India
August 25, 2012
Remnants of Empire — Pakistan (2009)
November 19, 2009
France in August — Far from the Maddening Crowd
September 11, 2009
Birds and Bureaucrats of Brazzaville: Travels in the Congo
July 24, 2009
Four-Wheeling in the Sky: Notes on American Infrastructure
January 24, 2009
Bad Management and Sub-Saharan Africa
January 15, 2008
Dateline Kenya: Pictures at an Exhibition
July 16, 2007
African Winter: The Tourism Dimension
August 22, 2005
Africa’s V — Valuable Resources
February 23, 2005
Africa’s Y — Young People
February 23, 2005
Africa’s U — Urban Growth
February 23, 2005
Africa’s T — Terms of Trade
February 23, 2005
Africa’s P — Population
February 23, 2005
Africa’s N — Networks
February 23, 2005
An African Alphabet: From AIDS to Zebra
February 23, 2005
An African Alphabet: From AIDS to Zebra
February 16, 2005
Africa’s F — Foreign Investment
February 16, 2005
Back to New Zealand — South Island in Winter
September 27, 2003
Global Balance Sheet — 1913 to 1998
June 27, 2003
Mongolia: Following the Milky Way
May 17, 2003
Latin America: Rich and Poor
November 21, 2002
Sizing Up Foreign Direct Investment, Part II: Lions and Sparrows
October 31, 2002
Sizing Up Foreign Direct Investment
October 30, 2002
Burghers and Globalization
June 29, 2002
The Many Tongues of Globalization
May 10, 2002
The Eight Losers of Globalization
April 19, 2002