《金融英语》教学课件Unit 3William Arthur Lewis.ppt

Unit 3: William Arthur Lewis Financial English Sir William Arthur Lewis?(January 23, 1915 – June 15, 1991) 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. ? Arthur Lewis was born in Castries, Saint Lucia, then still a British territory in the Caribbean, as the fourth of five children of George and Ida Lewis. His parents had migrated from Antigua shortly after the turn of the century. George Lewis died when Arthur turned seven,