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UPPSC PCS 2023 · Question 39 of 150

Who authored the book "The Challenge of World Poverty"?

Economy

  1. AJean Dreze
  2. BAmartya Sen
  3. CGunnar MyrdalCorrect
  4. DAdam Smith

Answer: C. Gunnar Myrdal

Explanation

Karl Gunnar Myrdal 6 December 1898 – 17 May 1987) was a Swedish economist and sociologist. In 1974, he received the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences along with Friedrich Hayek for “their pioneering work in the theory of money and economic fluctuations and for their penetrating analysis of the interdependence of economic, social and institutional phenomena.

Source: edurev.in solved-paper compilation (OSWAAL 15-Years UPPSC Prelims Solved Paper)

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