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Deepak Lal

Indian-born British economist · United Kingdom · On the map · Academics · Lived 1940 to 2020 · aged 80

Deepak Kumar Lal was an Indian-born British liberal economist, author, professor and consultant. Best known for his 1983 book, The Poverty of “Development Economics", Lal was also known for bucking conventional assumptions and for multidisciplinary approaches to thorny economic problems.

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Honorary Doctorate from the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru

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His proposed solutions were typically in the vein of Hayek or the Austrian School of economic thinking.

Country
United Kingdom
Category
Academics
Type
Academic
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1940 to 2020 · aged 80

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