Walt Rostow
Walt Rostow · Philosophy & Social Sciences
Economic historian and strategist; author of 'The Stages of Economic Growth'
1916, New York City, United States — 2003, Austin, Texas, United States
United States
Walt Rostow is recognized among Jewish contributors to Philosophy & Social Sciences — Economic historian and strategist; author of 'The Stages of Economic Growth'
Walt Whitman Rostow was an American economic historian and government strategist whose 1960 book The Stages of Economic Growth proposed a five-stage model of modernization that shaped development theory during the Cold War. He served as National Security Advisor to President Lyndon Johnson. He was born to Russian Jewish immigrant parents in New York City.
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Economic historian and strategist; author of 'The Stages of Economic Growth'
Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Political Philosophy & Science
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