David Henry Smith (born 1954) is a British economics author. He is known for being his book The Dragon and the Elephant[1] and for being the economics editor of The Sunday Times weekly newspaper.
David Henry Smith | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1954 (age 69–70) |
| Occupation | Economics author |
| Employer | The Sunday Times |
Biography
editSmith was born in the West Midlands, and grew up in West Bromwich.
In 1989, Smith became the economics editor of The Sunday Times weekly newspaper.
In 2007, Smith was one of five shortlisted journalists in the finance/business category at the British Press Awards.[2] A year later at the same awards, he was awarded the Highly Commended Feature Writer of the Year.[3]
Writings
edit- The Rise and Fall of Monetarism - 1991
- From Boom to Bust - Trial and Error in UK Economic Policy - 1992
- North and South - Britain's Economic Divide - 1994
- Will Europe Work - 1999
- The Dragon and The Elephant - 2007
- Free Lunch - Easily Digestible Economics - 2008[4][5]
- The Age of Instability - 2010[6]
In 2007, reviewer Larry Prusak described The Dragon and The Elephant as "one of the best of breed of such books".[1]
References
edit- ^ a b Prusak, Larry (2007-07-26). "The Dragon and the Elephant". Harvard Business Review. ISSN 0017-8012. Retrieved 2022-11-25.
- ^ "British Press Awards 2007 shortlists". the Guardian. 2007-02-27. Retrieved 2022-11-25.
- ^ "British Press Awards 2008". The Guardian. 2008-04-08. Retrieved 2021-08-27.
- ^ "Review: Current affairs: Free Lunch, Easily Digestible Economics by David Smith".
- ^ Hemming, Martin (2008-12-07). "Review: Free Lunch by David Smith". the Guardian. Retrieved 2022-11-25.
- ^ "The Age of Instability". www.ft.com. Retrieved 27 November 2022.