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He has presented invited conference papers to well
over 120 academic conferences, symposia, and seminars.
Professor Thomas has been a member of a number of Boards,
Committees, and Expert Groups.
He was the Co-ordinator of the Regional Programme of
Monetary Studies. He was a member of the Commonwealth
Group of Experts on the Changing World Economy and North-South
Relations (1990-1991) and the UNDP Group of Experts
on Designing the Future: South-South Cooperation in
Science and Technology, 2000. He has served as a Member
of the WHO/PAHO Advisory Committee on Health Research,
1996-1999. He was appointed in 2002 to the United Nations
Secretary-General’s Millennium Project Task Force
to monitor the implementation of the Millennium Development
Goals. He was also recently appointed to the Distinguished
Group of Experts on the Caribbean Commission on Health
and Development and UNCTAD’s High Level Expert
Group on Commodity-Dependent Countries.
He is also on the Editorial Board of several academic
journals.
Honours and Awards
Professor Thomas was awarded National Honours
in Guyana, the Cacique Crown of Honour, CCH, 1993, for
his contributions to education.
He was the Awardee of the 2001 George Beckford Award
for Outstanding Contribution to Caribbean Economy offered
by the Association of Caribbean Economists. |
