Daniel Thorner

Daniel Thorner (1915–1974) was an American-born economist known for his work on agricultural economics and Indian economic history.[1][2] He is known for the application of historical and contemporary economic analysis on policy and influenced agricultural policy in India in the 1950s through his association with the Planning Commission.[3][4] Along with D. D. Kosambi and R. S. Sharma, he brought peasants into the study of Indian history for the first time.[5]

  1. ^ Rosen, George (1975). "Obituary: Daniel Thorner (1915–1974)". Journal of Asian Studies. 34 (3). Association for Asian Studies: 777. doi:10.1017/S0021911800145097.
  2. ^ Easterlin, RA. 2004 The Reluctant Economist: Perspectives on Economics, Economic History and Demography Cambridge University Press. pp 284
  3. ^ Das, Gurucharan. 2000 India Unbound: The Social and Economic Revolution from Independence to the Global Information Age Anchor Books. pp. 432 ISBN 0-375-41164-X
  4. ^ Opening Address by Dr. Manmohan Singh, Prime Minister of India to the LSE Asia forum on 7th December 2006 PDF
  5. ^ Habib, Irfan (2007) [1995]. Essays in Indian History. Tulika. p. 381 (at p 109). ISBN 978-81-85229-00-3.