John Crawford (economist)
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Sir John Grenfell Crawford AC
Order of Australia
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 CBE
Order of the British Empire
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 (4 April 1910–1984) was an economist and a key architect of Australia
Australia
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's Post-War growth.

Born in Sydney
Sydney
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, among the positions he held were Adviser to the World Bank
World Bank
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, Washington D.C., Director, Australian Japanese Economic Research Project, and Chairman, Advisory Board, Australian Development Assistance Agency 1975-77. He was Chancellor
Chancellor (education)
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 of the Australian National University
Australian National University
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 from 1976 to 1984.

He received the Australian of the Year
Australian of the Year
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 in 1981.

The Australian National University
Australian National University
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 annually awards the J.G. Crawford Prize. The Crawford School of Economics and Government
Crawford School of Economics and Government
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 and the J. G. Crawford Chair in Economics (both at the ANU) are named after Sir John Crawford. The Crawford Fund
ATSE Crawford Fund
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, a body established in Australia to support research into agriculture to assist developing countries, was also named in his honour.
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