Conferences

Sir Arthur Lewis Anniversary Conference

The Lewis Model After 50 Years: Assessing Sir Arthur Lewis's Contribution to Development Economics and Policy

Dalton Ellis Hall, University of Manchester, UK

6 - 7 July 2004

Sir Arthur Lewis was Stanley Jevons Professor of Political Economy at the University of Manchester from 1948 to 1958. In 1979 he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Economics for "pioneering research in economic development. with particular reference to the problems of developing countries".

Lewis is widely acknowledged to be one of the founding fathers of development economics as an academic discipline and his writings established many of the fundamental principles of contemporary economic development analysis. His most influential contribution was the 'Lewis Model' which was published in the Manchester School , May 1954. In this seminal paper, Lewis discussed his concept of the 'dual economy' which he used to explain the pattern of growth in underdeveloped economies. In the same article, Lewis also developed a model for analysing the engagement of poor countries in the global trading economy.

The objective of this conference is to assess the contribution of Lewis's work to development economics, and to consider its relevance to contemporary development policy issues.

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Further Information

Further information about the conference can be obtained by contacting:

Debra Whitehead
Arthur Lewis Conference Administrator
Institute for Development Policy and Management
University of Manchester
Harold Hankins Building
Precinct Centre
Oxford Road
Manchester
M13 9QH

Email: debra.whitehead@manchester.ac.uk

Tel: +44 (0)161 275 2821