Haroon Akram-Lodhi taught rural economics and rural economic methadology at the Institute of Social Studies in The Hague, The Netherlands. His principal research interest is on the gendered political economy of agrarian change in Asia, with special references to Pakistan, Vitenam, and Fiji. His work in this area has been published in numerous journals and books. He completed his PhD under John Loxley, whom he has known for over 20 years.