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Alfred Sauvy (31 October 1898 – 30 October 1990) was a demographer, anthropologist and historian of the French economy. Sauvy coined the term Third World ("Tiers Monde") in reference to countries that were unaligned with either the Western bloc or the Eastern bloc during the Cold War.
Jan 17, 2023 · In 1952, French demographer Alfred Sauvy coined the term ‘Third World’, a neologism that expanded globally and became a key category of post-war thought. After the term's decline in the 1980s, decolonial studies and the new Cold War historiography revisited it, using it to ‘provincialize’ Cold War history.
Alfred Sauvy, né à Villeneuve-de-la-Raho (Pyrénées-Orientales) le 31 octobre 1898 et mort à Paris le 30 octobre 1990, est un économiste, démographe et sociologue français. Inlassable dénonciateur des phénomènes de dénatalité et de vieillissement , il est aussi connu pour sa théorie du déversement et la création de l'expression ...
- 30 octobre 1990 (à 91 ans)Paris
- française
- 31 octobre 1898Villeneuve-de-la-Raho
- Montalba-le-Château
A tribute to Alfred Sauvy, a pioneer of population studies and a prominent figure in French politics and culture. Learn about his life, achievements, writings, and legacy in this obituary by Nathan Keyfitz.
Alfred Sauvy: Statistician, Economist, Demographer and Iconoclast (1898-1990) LEON TABAH. Alfred Sauvy died on 30 October 1990, the day before his 92nd birthday. He was one of France's most renowned scientists and a prominent member of the international community of economists and demographers during the twentieth century.
Alfred Sauvy, French demographer, statistician, economist, and man of letters, was founding director of Institut national d'études démographiques and founding editor of the journal Population.
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Oct 12, 2012 · The term ‘Third World’ was coined in 1952 by the French scientist Alfred Sauvy. From the start the meaning of both the phrase itself and its geographical reference have been ambiguous.
