Arthur Lewis quotes

The subsistence level is only a conventional idea, and conventions change. (Arthur Lewis)
Two conditions of self-sustaining growth are that a country has acquired a cadre of domestic entrepreneurs and administrators and, secondly, that it has attained to adequate savings and taxable capacity. View quote
Arthur Lewis
We need no elaborate statistical proof that trade depends on prosperity in the industrial countries. View quote
Arthur Lewis
The strength of the scientific establishment in any country is related to its general level of education, not only in supplying large numbers of eager minds for further training, but also in ensuring a public opinion that holds science in esteem and approves financial support. View quote
Arthur Lewis
When the developed grow fast, the developing grow fast, and when the developed slow down, the developing slow down. View quote
Arthur Lewis