Life

He was born in Barnton

Barnton

Barnton is a civil parish and village in the north-west of England, just outside the town of Northwich, in the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester and the ceremonial county of Cheshire...

, Cheshire

Cheshire

Cheshire is a ceremonial county in North West England. Cheshire's county town is the city of Chester, although its largest town is Warrington. Other major towns include Widnes, Congleton, Crewe, Ellesmere Port, Runcorn, Macclesfield, Winsford, Northwich, and Wilmslow...

, was educated at Sir John Deane's grammar school

Sir John Deane's College

Sir John Deane's College is a sixth form college in Northwich, Cheshire, UK. It was formerly Sir John Deane's Grammar School, which was founded in 1557.-History:...

, Northwich

Northwich

Northwich is a town and civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. It lies in the heart of the Cheshire Plain, at the confluence of the rivers Weaver and Dane...

 and between 1943 to 1947 served in the British Army (Royal Signals). After his military service he read modern history, economics and politics at the University of Manchester where he was to spend most of the rest of his working life as an academic lecturing and researching in the University's economics department. He also lectured for the Workers' Educational Association

Workers' Educational Association

The Workers’ Educational Association seeks to provide access to education and lifelong learning for adults from all backgrounds, and in particular those who have previously missed out on education. The International Federation of Workers Education Associations has consultative status to UNESCO...

, World Development and UN Association meetings, and to sixth forms - on poverty, aid, debt, and foreign investment.

Publications

• Leeson, P.F.; Minogue, M.M.. Perspectives on Development: Cross-disciplinary themes in development. Manchester University Press