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Manfred Max-Neef
Chilean economist (1932–2019)
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Max and the second or maternal family name is Neef.
Artur Manfred Max Neef (Spanish pronunciation:[ˈmaɱfɾeðmaks]; 26 October 1932 – 8 August 2019) was a Chilean economist of German descent.
Max-Neef was born in Valparaíso, Chile. He started his career as a professor of economics at the University of California, Berkeley in the early 1960s.
Chilean economist Manfred Max-Neef details his now famous phrase "the economy is to serve the people, not people serve the economy.
He was known for his taxonomy of fundamental human needs and human scale development. In 1983, he was awarded the Right Livelihood Award for "revitalising small and medium-sized communities through 'Barefoot Economics'."[1]
Early life
Max-Neef was born on 26 October 1932 in Valparaíso, Chile, the son of Magdalena Sophie Neef, a humanities and music student, and Alfred Wilhelm Hermann Max, an economist.
Both Max-Neef's parents had emigrated to Chile from Germany following World War I.[2] Max-Neef