India, May 17 -- The battle against global poverty that began after World War 2 was a major undertaking engaging economists, activists and scholars. At front and centre were six remarkable economists: Amartya Sen, Manmohan Singh, Mahbub ul Haq, Jagdish Bhagwati, Rehman Sobhan, and Lal Jayawardena, all born as colonial subjects in the British empire and all of whom studied at Cambridge University. They represented a new figure on the world scene - the Third World development expert - and played a crucial role in global debates about poverty and development. Apostles of Development examines their different economic doctrines and the ongoing debate surrounding economic theory in poor countries compared to rich ones. Their lives reveal how development did not begin with textbook case-studies but with real-world attempts to solve very specific and pressing problems. Finally, the book explores ways in which such development has been a Global South project first, aiming to improve the conditions of the world's poorest countries....