Sir William Arthur Lewis

Sir William Arthur Lewis (January 23, 1915 — June 15, 1991) was a Saint Lucian economist well known for his contributions in the field of economic development. In 1979 he won the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics, becoming the first black person to win a Nobel Prize in a category other than peace.After gaining his Bachelor of Science degree in 1937 and a Ph.D. degree in 1940 at the London School of Economics he was a member of the staff at the LSE until 1948. Lewis lectured at the University of Manchester from 1948 until 1957. When Ghana gained independence in 1957, Lewis became the country’s first economic advisor, helping to draw up its first Five Year Development Plan (1959–1963). In 1959 he was appointed Vice Chancellor of the University of the West Indies. In 1963 he was knighted, and was also appointed a University Professor at Princeton University, a position he retained until his retirement in 1983. In 1970 Lewis became director of the Caribbean Development Bank.  He received the Nobel prize in Economics in 1979.  He died on June 15, 1991 in Bridgetown, Barbados and was buried in the grounds of the St Lucian community college named in his honour.  Lewis’ achievements have been recognised by the naming of “The Arthur Lewis Building” (opened in 2007) at the University of Manchester where he once lectured.

The DVDs

International Housing Agenda

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The Impact of European Domination 2 Discs

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The Congo Key To Afrikan People World Wide

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Health Care & Health Care Legislation

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Egypt & Israels Future

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Imperialistic of U.S. in Iraq and The 3rd World

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The Grand Chess Board

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Think Globally, Act Locally

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The Decline of U.S. And Western Europe

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Egypt & Israels Future
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The Decline of U.S. And Western Europe
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All of Sir Arthur Lewis DVDsindex

The Books

 

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