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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.
21
st
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
st
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
st
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
st
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
th
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
th
Annual Sir Arthur Lewis
Memorial Book Award to the Mr Nigel Scott, Principal of the
St Vincent and the Grenadines Community College