Sneha Girap (Editor)

Arnold Plant

Updated on
Edit
Like
Comment
Share on FacebookTweet on TwitterShare on LinkedInShare on Reddit
Nationality
  
British


Name
  
Arnold Plant

Arnold Plant

Died
  
19 April 1978 (aged 79–80)

Influences
  
David Hume, Edwin Cannan

Influenced
  
Ronald Coase, Arthur Lewis, Arthur Seldon

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. JSTOR 2548573. doi:10.2307/2548573. 
  • Plant, Arnold (May 1934). "The Economic Aspects of Copyright in Books". Economica. New Series. 1 (2): 167–195. JSTOR 2548748. doi:10.2307/2548748. 
  • Plant, Arnold (May 1939). "An African Survey". Economica. New Series. 6 (22): 205–212. JSTOR 2548933. doi:10.2307/2548933. 

    • References

    Arnold Plant Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA