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W. Arthur Lewis

1915 - 1991

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Sir William Arthur Lewis (23 January 1915 – 15 June 1991) was a Saint Lucian economist and the James Madison Professor of Political Economy at Princeton University. Lewis was known for his contributions in the field of economic development. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of W. Arthur Lewis has received more than 1,123,635 page views. His biography is available in 51 different languages on Wikipedia. W. Arthur Lewis is the 136th most popular economist (down from 122nd in 2019), the 3rd most popular biography from Saint Lucia (down from 2nd in 2019) and the most popular Saint Lucian Economist.

W. Arthur Lewis is most famous for his theory of economic development, which he first proposed in 1954. The theory states that the process of economic development is a two-step process: an initial phase where capital is scarce and labor abundant, and a second phase where capital becomes abundant and labor scarce.

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Among ECONOMISTS

Among economists, W. Arthur Lewis ranks 136 out of 414. Before him are James Meade, Eugene Fama, Ernest Mandel, Christopher A. Sims, Robert C. Merton, and Angus Deaton. After him are Clive Granger, James Mirrlees, Robert Fogel, Dani Rodrik, Hans-Hermann Hoppe, and Pierre Guillaume Frédéric le Play.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1915, W. Arthur Lewis ranks 63. Before him are Branko Ćopić, Santiago Carrillo, Henry Taube, Abba Eban, Gyula Zsengellér, and Alan Watts. After him are Joseph P. Kennedy Jr., Konstantin Simonov, Earl Wilbur Sutherland Jr., Geraldine of Albania, Tadeusz Kantor, and Gretl Braun. Among people deceased in 1991, W. Arthur Lewis ranks 59. Before him are Ralph Bellamy, Gene Roddenberry, Christian de Castries, George Stigler, Aladár Gerevich, and Eric Carr. After him are Brad Davis, Boris Pugo, Jerzy Kosiński, Lee Remick, William Heinesen, and Jean Arthur.

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In Saint Lucia

Among people born in Saint Lucia, W. Arthur Lewis ranks 3 out of 11. Before him are Empress Joséphine (1763), and Derek Walcott (1930). After him are Philip J. Pierre (1954), Joseph Marcell (1948), Pearlette Louisy (1946), Neville Cenac (1939), Kenny Anthony (1951), Stephenson King (1958), Chris Boucher (1993), Levern Spencer (1984), and Julien Alfred (2001).

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Among ECONOMISTS In Saint Lucia

Among economists born in Saint Lucia, W. Arthur Lewis ranks 1. 

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