Quote of the day
The best thing we can do if we want the Russians to let us be Americans is to let the Russians be Russian.
W. Arthur Lewis
Born: January 23, 1915
Died: June 15, 1991 (aged 76)
Bio: Sir William Arthur Lewis 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.
Known for:
- The theory of economic growth (1955)
- Politics in West Africa (1965)
- The principles of economic planning (1919)
- Growth and fluctuations, 1870-1913 (1978)