ECCB 2016/2017 Annual Report

ECCB ANNUAL REPORT 2016/2017

COMMUNITY OUTREACH

The ECCB’s community outreach initiatives are

designed to foster development within the ECCU

through advocacy and support, capacity building,

collaboration and information sharing.

Sir Arthur Lewis Memorial Lecture

“The Gig Economy, Secular Stagnation and Sir Arthur

Lewis”

Professor Avinash Persaud, non-executive Chairman

of Elara Capital PLC and Intelligence Capital Ltd in the

UK and Emeritus Professor of Gresham College, UK

delivered the 21

Sir Arthur Lewis Memorial Lecture

at Sir Cecil Jacobs Auditorium, ECCB Headquarters on

9 November 2016.

In his lecture, Professor Persaud articulated how

the ideas of Sir Arthur Lewis laid the foundation for

understanding global development in the 21

Century

and the new gig economy. The lecture gave insights

into how what are often seen as current events, were

foretold in Sir Arthur Lewis’ tale of growth under

Professor Avinash Persaud delivers the 21

Sir Arthur Lewis

Memorial Lecture - 9 November 2016

unlimited supplies of labour, long before the internet

was even imagined.

This year, a Question and Answer segment was

added, giving the audience the opportunity to

engage the lecturer after his presentation. Following

the lecture, Governor Antoine, presented the 8

Annual Sir Arthur Lewis Memorial Book Award to

Mr Nigel Scott, Principal of the St Vincent and the

Grenadines Community College. The book award is

presented annually in alphabetical order to a selected

college in the respective ECCB member country. This

gesture accords the college the opportunity to select

publications for its library collection.

Professor Persaud engages in discussion with high school

students after the lecture

Governor Antoine, presents the 8

Annual Sir Arthur Lewis

Memorial Book Award to the Mr Nigel Scott, Principal of the

St Vincent and the Grenadines Community College