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Ezra Solomon
Ezra Solomon (March 20, 1920 – December 9, 2002) was an influential United States of America, US economist and professor of economics at Stanford University. As a member of the Council of Economic Advisors (1971–1973) during the Richard M Nixon, Nixon administration, he was seen as having contributed significantly to the change in US monetary policy which resulted in the end of the gold standard for US money, currency and of the Bretton Woods system of exchange rates. Early life and education Solomon was born in Yangon, Rangoon (now Yangon), British Burma to parents of Burmese British Jewish heritage. He graduated with a first class honours degree in economics from the University of Yangon, University of Rangoon in 1940, but fled the country when the Japanese invaded Burma in 1941. Solomon served as a lieutenant in the Burma Division of the Royal Naval Reserve, Royal Navy Volunteer Reserve (RNVR) from 1942 to 1947. After World War II, he was sent to the University of Chicago a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yangon
Yangon ( my, ရန်ကုန်; ; ), formerly spelled as Rangoon, is the capital of the Yangon Region and the largest city of Myanmar (also known as Burma). Yangon served as the capital of Myanmar until 2006, when the military government relocated the administrative functions to the purpose-built capital city of Naypyidaw in north central Myanmar. With over 7 million people, Yangon is Myanmar's most populous city and its most important commercial centre. Yangon boasts the largest number of colonial-era buildings in Southeast Asia, and has a unique colonial-era urban core that is remarkably intact. The colonial-era commercial core is centered around the Sule Pagoda, which is reputed to be over 2,000 years old. The city is also home to the gilded Shwedagon Pagoda – Myanmar's most sacred and famous Buddhist pagoda. Yangon suffers from deeply inadequate infrastructure, especially compared to other major cities in Southeast Asia, such as Jakarta, Bangkok or Hanoi. Though ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
