Sir Arthur Lewis
Author | : P. Mosley |
Publisher | : Springer |
Total Pages | : 352 |
Release | : 2013-11-14 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781137366436 |
ISBN-13 | : 1137366435 |
Rating | : 4/5 (435 Downloads) |
Download or read book Sir Arthur Lewis written by P. Mosley and published by Springer. This book was released on 2013-11-14 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sir Arthur Lewis was the first development economist, the first Afro-Caribbean to hold a professorial chair at a British university and the first black man to win the Nobel prize for economics. However, he believed his contributions to the well-being of the poor through social and political activism were as important as his economics.