Outline the major arguments advanced by Lewis in his article (1954) Economic Development with Unlimited Supplies of Labour, Manchester School, May. What criticisms have been and can be made of his model? Do his arguments offer useful insights for analysing the processes of growth and development today?

Readings:

THE LEWIS MODEL AND DEVELOPMENT THEORY:

https://personalpages.manchester.ac.uk/staff/nicholas.j.weaver/ECON20321/Leeson_LEWIS.pdf

The Lewis Model: A 60-Year Retrospective

https://pubs.aeaweb.org/doi/pdfplus/10.1257/jep.28.3.71

Economic Development with Unlim.ited Supplies of Labour

https://la.utexas.edu/users/hcleaver/368/368lewistable.pdf

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https://www.theguardian.com/news/2004/may/13/guardianobituaries