classical liberal
L. K. Jha
Lakshmi Kant Jha
1913–1988
Also known as: LK Jha, L.K. Jha
How L. K. Jha is discussed in this archive
Authored 1 work in the archive.
Referenced in 5 other works — including Deregulation of Savings Banks' Deposit Interest Rates , Report , and Business-Government Understanding .
In Deregulation of Savings Banks' Deposit Interest Rates : Tarapore invokes L.
In Report : Vittal closes his Inaugural Address by citing L.
In Business-Government Understanding : Tata cites L.
In Deficit Financing, Inflation and Price Control : Jayaraman cites L.
In The Aborted Promise of Economic Liberalisation in Mid-1960s : L.K.
By L. K. Jha (1)
Mentioned in (5)
Primary works (4)
- Deregulation of Savings Banks' Deposit Interest Rates · 2011
- "He closes by invoking L. K. Jha's old dictum that fair banking gives the highest possible rate to depositors and the lowest possible rate to borrowers" — Jha's dictum as former RBI Governor is the moral benchmark Tarapore uses to indict the status quo on deposit rates
- Report · 2005
- "cites L. K. Jha's observation that India erred in calling public servants 'government servants' rather than 'public servants'." — Vittal closes his address with Jha's coinage to anchor the proposed culture shift
- Business-Government Understanding · 1984
- "L. K. Jha's 'Economic Strategy for 1980' as authoritative criticism of the IDRA, arguing that the Act 'regulate[s] development but does not encourage it'" — key-points bullet in the reform-list section; Jha's expert verdict is cited as independent support for Tata's case against the licensing regime
- Deficit Financing, Inflation and Price Control · 1973
- "former RBI Governor L. K. Jha's warning that deficit financing must be a supplement to, not a substitute for, resources mobilisation" — Jha's dictum as RBI Governor lends official monetary authority to the argument against excess deficit financing
Opinion pieces (1)
- The Aborted Promise of Economic Liberalisation in Mid-1960s
- "L K Jha, the influential Principal Secretary to Shastri, was also very much a pro-market bureaucrat." — identifies Jha as a key technocratic driver of the liberalisation agenda under Shastri