Quote of the day
Like stones rolling down hills, fair ideas reach their objectives despite all obstacles and barriers. It may be possible to speed or hinder them, but impossible to stop them.
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)