The Age of Professor Narmadeshwar Jha

Abstract

Professor Narmadeshwar Jha (1923-2007) was a noted scholar on History of Economic Thought - the thought that took its shape under the influence of Alfred Marshall. His widely referred book - The Age of Marshall: Aspects of British Economic Thought, 1890-1915 - was written under the supervision of Professor A.J. Brown of Leeds (UK) and published with a commendatory foreword written by Sir Dennis H. Robertson. Professor Jha devised a methodology to conduct research in the history of economic ideas. This brief paper presents Professor Jha as a teacher, economist and scholar.

Keywords: History of Economic Thought, Bhagalpur University, Bihar, India, Alfred Marshall, Institutional Economics, Will to economize, Rabindranath Tagore, Dennis H Robertson, A. J. Brown, University of Leeds (UK)

JEL Classification: A23, B13, B31, B41