And he was encouraged by the enthusiastic and positive response he received from the commission’s prospective members. Thus was born the Spence Commission on Growth and Development, a star-studded group of policymakers – including another Nobelist – whose final report was issued at the end of May.
斯宾塞不敢确定他是该工作的恰当人选。毕竟，他的研究集中在发达经济体的理论问题上；他曾经是商学院的院长；并且他在经济发展方面没有什么经验。但是该工作激起了他的兴趣， 并且他被从预期的委员会成员那里得到的热情和积极反应所鼓励。因此云集知名政策制定者的斯宾塞增长和发展委员会诞生了－该委员会包括另一位诺贝尔奖获得者－并于五月末发表了最后的报告。