Inge Kaul

Inge Kaul (18 August 1944 – 23 January 2023)^{[citation needed]} was a German development economist who was an adjunct professor at the Hertie School of Governance, Berlin, and advisor to various governmental, multilateral and non-profit organizations on policy options to meet global challenges. She specialised in Global public goods, with much of her work looking at international cooperation financing, public-private partnerships, global governance, global issue diplomacy and UN system reform. She was the first director of UNDP's Human Development Report Office, a position which she held from 1989 to 1994, where with Mahbub ul Haq she led the team working on the Human Development Report. She was then director of UNDP's Office of Development Studies from 1995 to 2005. She was the author of numerous publications on international public economics and finance and was the lead editor of the books Providing Global Public Goods: Managing Globalization and The New Public Finance: Responding to Global Challenges.

In 1987 Kaul married U.S. Foreign Service Officer and Ambassador, Edward Hurwitz. They remained married until her death in January 2023 in Berlin.

Membership in select boards, panels and commissions

Inge Kaul had been a member of various select boards, panels and commissions, including:

• Advisory Board, German Development Institute (2014–2023)
• Advisory Board, International Cooperation Council (2015–2023)
• Advisory Board, Journal of Global Policy (2009–2023)
• Advisory Group on Technical Assistance and Cooperation, International Atomic Energy Agency (2008–2011)
• Commission on Macro-economics and Health, Working Groups 2 and 6 (2000–2002)
• Deutsche Gesellschaft für die Vereinten Nationen, Präsidium (2008–2023)
• Editorial Board, Global Governance Journal (2000–2023)
• Expert Group on Financing International Cooperation (2009–2012)
• Governing Board, Global Development Network (2000–2005)
• Governing Board, Economists for Peace and Security (2000–2005)
• GR:EEN (Global Re-Ordering: Evolution through European Networks) (2011–2014)
• Honorary Advisory Committee, International Panel on Social Progress (2015–2023)
• Scientific Advisory Board, Das Progressive Zentrum, Berlin (2010–2023)
• Scientific Advisory Board, Cournot Centre for Economic Research (2003–2008)
• Women in International Security Deutschland (2010–2023)

Publications

References

External links

• Homepage of Inge Kaul.
• Team page on Hertie School of Governance^{[dead link]}.
• Global Policy Journal page on Inge Kaul.
• A World Without Walls: Governing Globalization – recording of 2010 Lecture at the Institute for Cultural Diplomacy.
• Meeting Global Challenges: Trends and Observations – recording of 2010 lecture
• People First: The Human Development Reports – short video on the history of the Human Development Report
• "Demokratie auch eine Herausforderung für die Diplomatie" – recording of 2009 lecture at GLOBart Academy.