Alison Margaret Burrell was born 9 July 1943 in Sydney, Australia. As a young woman she arrived in Paris, with the intention to follow an education in music (composition). However, the Paris revolt in May 1968 changed her ideas, interests and perspectives and she switched to studying economics in the UK. During her scientific career, she developed herself as an authoritative and influential international scientist with keen analytical abilities and special gifts as a teacher and editor. In this way, she...