biography
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Adelman, Irma
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née Glicman
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| sex:
| female
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| lived:
| (1930– )
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| biography:
| Economist, born in Romania. She studied at the University of California (BS, MA, PhD), where she accepted a professorship in 1979. She is best known for developing a system of ‘factor analysis’ which integrated social, political, and economic factors to explain economic growth in developing countries. |
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