9 6 9 ▁he ▁earned ▁himself ▁a ▁B Sc ▁and ▁followed ▁it ▁up ▁with ▁a ▁M Sc ▁( D rs .) ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 4 . ▁He ▁was ▁awarded ▁a ▁Ph D ▁in ▁development ▁econom ics ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 7 ▁when ▁he ▁def ended ▁his ▁th esis ▁Pl anning ▁for ▁Basic ▁Ne eds ▁in ▁Ken ya : ▁A ▁Basic ▁Ne eds ▁Sim ulation ▁Model ▁at ▁the ▁Free ▁University ▁of ▁Amsterdam . ▁ ▁Career ▁ ▁Dr . ▁van ▁der ▁H oe ven ▁has ▁worked ▁for ▁over ▁ 3 0 ▁years ▁in ▁various ▁places ▁in ▁the ▁world ▁for ▁UN ICE F ▁and ▁International ▁Labour ▁Organ ization ▁( I LO ), ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁most ▁recently ▁manager ▁of ▁the ▁Techn ical ▁Secret ariat ▁of ▁the ▁World ▁Commission ▁on ▁the ▁Social ▁Dim ension ▁of ▁Global ization , ▁established ▁by ▁the ▁International ▁Labour ▁Organ ization ▁in ▁Gene va . ▁Having ▁previously ▁held ▁positions ▁in ▁the ▁Emp loyment ▁Str ategy ▁Department ▁of ▁the ▁I LO ▁and ▁with ▁UN ICE F ▁in ▁New ▁York , ▁he ▁is ▁widely ▁published ▁on ▁employ ment , ▁pover ty , ▁inequality , ▁and ▁economic ▁reform ▁issues . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁his ▁career , ▁he ▁worked ▁in ▁Z amb ia ▁and ▁Eth iop ia , ▁highlight ed ▁the ▁necessity ▁for ▁developing ▁countries ▁to ▁emphas ize ▁the ▁satisfaction ▁of ▁Basic ▁Ne eds ▁as ▁a ▁prime ▁goal ▁in ▁Development ▁Pl anning , ▁and ▁ad vised ▁various ▁countries ▁( Z amb ia , ▁Sw as il and , ▁T anz ania ,