Cynthia Taft Morris
Cynthia Taft Morris | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 28, 1928 |
| Died | July 16, 2013 |
| Occupation | Economist |
| Spouse | Rev. Donald Richard Morris |
Cynthia Taft Morris (April 28, 1928 – July 16, 2013) was an American development economist. As a teenager, she and her sister Rosalyn contracted polio, leading to Rosalyn's death at the age of eleven. She was a graduate from Vassar College, London School of Economics and Yale. And she worked on the Marshall Plan, at the World Bank and most notably with Irma Adelman.[1] Cynthia Taft Morris was a granddaughter of former President William Howard Taft.[2]
Selected publications
- Irma Adelman; Cynthia Taft Morris (1967). Society, politics & economic development: a quantitative approach. Johns Hopkins Press.
- Irma Adelman; Cynthia Taft Morris (1973). Economic Growth and Social Equity in Developing Countries. Stanford University Press. ISBN 978-0-8047-0837-1.
References
- ^ "Remembrance of Cynthia Taft Morris" (PDF). Economic History Association. 2013.
- ^ "Cynthia Taft Morris". Yale Alumni Magazine.
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