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British economist
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Male
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Birth:
1 January 1898(Hoxton, London Borough of Hackney, Greater London, London)
Death:
19 April 1978
The details
Biography
Introduction
Sir Arnold Plant (1898 – 19 April 1978) was a British economist.
Plant was born in Hoxton, London, the son of a municipal librarian. After attending Strand School, he worked for a mechanical engineering organisation. At the advice of William Piercy, he set out to learn about management. He obtained a BCom degree (1922) and a BSc degree in Economics (1923; specialising in modern economic history) from the London School of Economics.
He worked as a professor at the University of Cape Town (1923–1930) and at the London School of Economics (1930–1965).
Plant's 1934 paper on patents, "The Economic Theory Concerning Patents for Inventions", is considered a classic.
In 1947, he was knighted.
Published work (selection)
- Plant, Arnold (February 1932). "Trends in Business Administration". Economica (35): 45–62.
- Plant, Arnold (February 1934). "The Economic Theory Concerning Patents for Inventions". Economica. New Series. 1 (1): 30–51. doi:10.2307/2548573. JSTOR 2548573.
- Plant, Arnold (May 1934). "The Economic Aspects of Copyright in Books". Economica. New Series. 1 (2): 167–195. doi:10.2307/2548748. JSTOR 2548748.
- Plant, Arnold (May 1939). "An African Survey". Economica. New Series. 6 (22): 205–212. doi:10.2307/2548933. JSTOR 2548933.