Sir Arthur Lewis received the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences (jointly) in 1979 for pioneering research into economic development research with particular consideration of the problems of developing ...

In his Nobel Prize biography Lewis called his studies at LSE “marvellous intellectual feasts”. The LSE building located at 32 Lincoln’s Inn Fields, which houses the Economics department, was renamed ...

Growing up in St. Lucia in the early 20th century, Arthur Lewis witnessed first-hand a territory that was very poor and still dealing with the aftermath of slavery. Lewis counts as one of the few ...