Raj Krishna

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Raj Krishna (1955-2014)[1] was an Indian economist who taught at the Delhi School of Economics, where he was a senior professor.[1] He is best known for coining the term "Hindu rate of growth" to describe India's low GDP growth rate between the 1950s and 1980s.

Education and career

[edit | edit source]

Krishna studied at Delhi University and the University of Chicago. His work included studies on employment and poverty in developing countries.[1] He served as a senior professor at the Delhi School of Economics and was a member of the Planning Commission from 1977 to 1979.[1] He also participated in a three-month research project with the FAO in Rome.[1]

He died in 2014 at the age of 59.[1]

Further reading

[edit | edit source]
  • Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  • Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).

References

[edit | edit source]
  1. ^ a b c d e f Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).

Lua error in Module:Authority_control at line 153: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).