Robert Cox (1926- ) started work in the ILO in 1947 and retired in 1971 after serving as director of the International Institute for Labour Studies (1965-71). After leaving the UN he held various professorships including at Columbia, Toronto, Yale, and the Australian National University, and he is currently professor emeritus of political science and social and political thought at York University. He was born in Canada and was educated at McGill University. His most recent book is The Political Economy of a Plural World: Critical Reflections on Power, Morals and Civilization.

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