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

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.