1979

Bibliography

Major works in Greek Prosanatolizmi, 1940 Ilios o protos, 1943 Asma heroiko kai penthimo gia ton chameno anthypolochago tes Albanias, 1945 To axion esti, 1959 Exi kai mia tipsis yia ton ourano, 1960 Thanatos ke anastasis tou Konstandinou Paleologhou, 1971 To fotodhendro ke i dhekati tetarti omorfia, 1971 Maria Nefeli, 1978 Tria poiemata me simea…

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Nobel Lecture

Lecture to the memory of Alfred Nobel, December 8, 1979 The Economics of Being Poor Most of the people in the world are poor, so if we knew the economics of being poor, we would know much of the economics that really matters. Most of the world’s poor people earn their living from agriculture, so…

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Curriculum Vitae

Born: April 30, 1902, South Dakota, USA Education: South Dakota College, University of Wisconsin Civil Status: Married to Esther Florence Werth, three children Address: 5620 South Kimbark Avenue, Chicago, IL 60637, USA   Honors 1960 President, American Economic Association 1972 Francis A. Walker Medal, American Economic Association 1976 Leonard Elmhirst Medal, International Agricultural Economic Association…

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Banquet speech

Theodore W. Schultz’ speech at the Nobel Banquet, December 10, 1979 Your Majesties, Your Royal Highnesses, Ladies and Gentlemen, Your Royal Academy of Sciences expressed a deep concern about the economic problems and the welfare of poor people throughout the world in awarding the Nobel Prize in Economics this year. It is a noble concern…

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Banquet speech

Sir Arthur Lewis’ speech at the Nobel Banquet, December 10, 1979 Your Majesties, Your Royal Highnesses, Ladies and Gentlemen, The privilege of accepting the greetings of the students has been accorded to me, and I seize it gladly. On behalf of this year’s laureates I say – Welcome fellow students, the path is hard, and…

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Nobel Lecture

Lecture to the memory of Alfred Nobel, December 8, 1979 The Slowing Down of the Engine of Growth Let me begin by stating my problem. For the past hundred years the rate of growth of output in the developing world has depended on the rate of growth of output in the developed world. When the…

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