Donald Winch Explained
Donald Norman Winch, (15 April 1935 – 12 June 2017) was a British economist and academic. He was Professor of the History of Economics at the University of Sussex from 1969 to 2000, and its Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Arts and Social Studies) from 1986 to 1989.[1] [2]
Early life and education
Winch was born on 15 April 1935 to Sidney and Iris Winch. He was educated at Sutton Grammar School, an all-boys state grammar school in London. Having received state scholarship,[3] he studied economics at the London School of Economics, University of London, and graduated with a Bachelor of Science (BSc) degree in 1956. He received a scholarship to pursue graduate studies at Princeton University, where he received a Ph.D. in economics in 1960 after completing a doctoral dissertation titled "The political economy of colonization: a study in the development of the attitude of the English classical school to Empire."[4]
In 1981, he was one of the 364 economists who signed a letter to The Times condemning Geoffrey Howe's 1981 Budget.[5] [6]
Academic career
After teaching at the University of California (1959 to 1960), and at the University of Edinburgh (1960 to 1963), Winch joined the University of Sussex. He was a lecturer in economics from 1963 to 1966, Reader in Economics from 1966 to 1969, and Professor of the History of Economics from 1969 to 2000. He also served as Dean of the School of Social Sciences from 1968 to 1974, and Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Arts and Social Studies) from 1986 to 1989. He retired from full-time academia in 2000, and was appointed professor emeritus.
Later life
Winch died on 12 June 2017, aged 82.[7]
Honours
In 1986, Winch was elected a Fellow of the British Academy (FBA). He was also an elected Fellow of the Royal Historical Society (FRHistS).
Selected works
- Book: Winch, Donald. Economics and Policy: A Historical Study. registration. London. Hodder and Stoughton. 1969. 9780340109724 .
- Book: Howson . Susan . Winch . Donald . The Economic Advisory Council, 1930–1939: A Study in Economic Advice during Depression and Recovery . 1977 . Cambridge University Press . Cambridge . 978-0521211383.
- Book: Winch . Donald . Adam Smith's politics: an essay in historiographic revision . 1978 . Cambridge University Press . Cambridge . 978-0521218276.
- Book: Collini . Stefan . Winch . Donald . Burrow . John . That Noble Science of Politics: A Study in Nineteenth-Century Intellectual History . 1983 . Cambridge University Press . Cambridge . 978-0521257626.
- Book: Winch . Donald . Malthus . 1987 . Oxford University Press . Oxford . 978-0192876539 . registration .
- Book: Winch . Donald . Riches and Poverty: An Intellectual History of Political Economy in Britain, 1750–1834 . 1996 . Cambridge University Press . Cambridge . 978-0521551052 . registration .
- Book: Winch . Donald . Wealth and life: essays on the intellectual history of political economy in Britain, 1848–1914 . 2009 . Cambridge University Press . Cambridge . 978-0521887533.
- Book: Winch . Donald . Malthus: a very short introduction . 2013 . Oxford University Press . Oxford . 978-0199670413.
Notes and References
- 'WINCH, Prof. Donald Norman', Who's Who 2017, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 2017; online edn, Oxford University Press, 2016; online edn, Nov 2016 accessed 18 June 2017
- Web site: Professor Donald Winch. British Academy. 18 June 2017.
- Web site: Obituary: Donald Winch (1935-2017). University of Sussex. 18 June 2017. 16 June 2017.
- Book: Winch, Donald Norman. The political economy of colonization : a study in the development of the attitude of the English classical school to Empire. 1960. English.
- Web site: Economy: Letter of the 364 economists critical of monetarism (letter sent to academics and list of signatories) [released 2012] ]. 15 September 2024. Margaret Thatcher Foundation.
- Book: Were all 364 Economists Wrong? . Booth, Philip . Philip Booth (economist) . Institute of Economic Affairs. London . 130 . 2006 . 14 September 2024.
- News: Collini. Stefan. Donald Winch obituary. 23 June 2017. The Guardian. 23 June 2017.
