W. Arthur Lewis and the Birth of Development Economics

W. Arthur Lewis and the Birth of Development Economics
ISBN-10
0691121419
ISBN-13
9780691121413
Category
Biography & Autobiography
Pages
315
Language
English
Published
2006
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Author
Robert L. Tignor

Description

He was the first black professor in a British university and also at Princeton University and the first person of African descent to win a Nobel Prize in a field other than literature or peace. His writings, which included his book The Theory of Economic Growth, were among the first to describe the field of development economics." "Quickly gaining the attention of the leadership of colonized territories, he helped develop blueprints for the changing relationship between the former colonies and their former rulers. He made significant contributions to Ghana's quest for economic growth and the West Indies' desire to create a first-class institution of higher learning serving all of the Anglophone territories in the Caribbean."--Jacket.

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