Barbara Ward, Baroness Jackson of Lodsworth, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Barbara Ward, Baroness Jackson of Lodsworth

British economist; life peer

Date of Birth: 23-May-1914

Place of Birth: Heworth, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 31-May-1981

Profession: writer, politician, economist, journalist

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Gemini


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About Barbara Ward, Baroness Jackson of Lodsworth

  • Barbara Mary Ward, Baroness Jackson of Lodsworth, (23 May 1914 – 31 May 1981) was a British economist and writer interested in the problems of developing countries.
  • She urged Western governments to share their prosperity with the rest of the world and in the 1960s turned her attention to environmental questions as well.
  • She was an early advocate of sustainable development before this term became familiar and was well known as a journalist, lecturer and broadcaster.
  • Ward was adviser to policy-makers in the UK, United States and elsewhere.

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