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{{Short description|Indian philosopher and economist, 1901–1980}}
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| birth_name = Jamshed Kaikhushro Mehta<ref>{{cite web |title=Remembering J.K.Mehta on his 34th Death Anniversary |url=http://activeindiatv.com/editorials/23085-remembering-jkmehta-on-his-34th-death-anniversary |website=Active India |language=en-gb}}</ref>
|birth_name = Jamshed Kaikhusroo Mehta<ref name="activeindiatv.com">{{Cite web |title=Remembering J.K.Mehta on his 34th Death Anniversary |url=http://activeindiatv.com/editorials/23085-remembering-jkmehta-on-his-34th-death-anniversary |website=Active India |language=en-gb}}</ref>
| birth_date = {{birth date|1901|12|14|df=y}}
|birth_date = {{birth date|1901|12|14|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Rajnandgaon]], [[Chhattisgarh]], [[India]]
|birth_place = [[Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh]], India
| death_date = {{death date and age|1980|08|09|1901|12|14|df=y}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Remembering J.K.Mehta on his 34th Death Anniversary |url=http://activeindiatv.com/editorials/23085-remembering-jkmehta-on-his-34th-death-anniversary |website=Active India |language=en-gb}}</ref>
|death_date = {{death date and age|1980|08|09|1901|12|14|df=y}}<ref name="activeindiatv.com">{{Cite web |title=Remembering J.K.Mehta on his 34th Death Anniversary |url=http://activeindiatv.com/editorials/23085-remembering-jkmehta-on-his-34th-death-anniversary |website=Active India |language=en-gb}}</ref>
| death_place = [[Allahbad]]
|death_place = [[Allahabad]]
| occupation = Economist<ref>{{cite web |title=The Indian Journal of Economics - University of Allahabad |url=http://www.indianjournalofeconomics.com/july2003.htm#5 |website=www.indianjournalofeconomics.com}}</ref>
|occupation = Economist<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Indian Journal of Economics - University of Allahabad |url=http://www.indianjournalofeconomics.com/july2003.htm#5 |website=www.indianjournalofeconomics.com}}</ref>
| alma_mater = [[University of Allahabad]] ([[PhD]])
|alma_mater = [[University of Allahabad]] ([[PhD]])
|influences = {{flatlist|
* [[W. S. Jevons|Jevons]]
* [[Gandhi]]
}}
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|school_tradition = [[Gandhian economics]]}}
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'''Jamshed Kaikhusro Mehta''', known professionally as '''J. K. Mehta''' (14 December 1901 – 9 August 1980) was an [[India]]n philosopher and economist. He was born to K. M. Mehta in [[Rajnandgaon]] in 1901. He completed his graduation from Moir Central College and attended [[University of Allahabad]] for post graduation.
'''Jamshed Kaikhusroo Mehta''', known professionally as '''J. K. Mehta''' (14 December 1901 – 9 August 1980) was an Indian philosopher and economist.<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://searchworks.stanford.edu/view/982273 |title=Essays in contemporary economics: in honour of professor J. K. Mehta |date=1976 |publisher=Vikas Pub. House| isbn=978-0-7069-0409-3| editor-last=Mehta |editor-first=J. K. |location=New Delhi |editor-last2=Jain |editor-first2=Prakash Chandra |editor-last3=Chaturvedi |editor-first3=D. N.}}</ref>


==Work and philosophy==
==Life and ideas==
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J. K. Mehta was born to K. M. Mehta in [[Rajnandgaon]] in 1901. He completed his graduation from Moir Central College and attended [[University of Allahabad]] for post-graduation studies.


In 1968, he became the president of Indian Economic Association.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=University of Allahabad |url=https://www.allduniv.ac.in/faculties/economics |access-date=2021-11-11 |website=www.allduniv.ac.in}}</ref> He also served as Head of Department of Economics in Allahabad University and Much inspired by [[Herbert Stanley Jevons]].<ref name=":0"/>
===Key ideas===
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J. K. Mehta is known for his idea of wantlessness.{{specify|date=November 2021}} In 1931, he discovered the theory of marginal revenue.{{cn|date=November 2021}} He was very inspired by [[Mahatma Gandhi]] and spread the Gandhian Theory of Economics.<ref>{{cite web |title=ISBN 9780836413885 - Gandhian Thought |url=https://isbnsearch.org/isbn/9780836413885 |website=isbnsearch.org}}</ref>


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Mehta is known for his idea of wantlessness, presenting in 1931 the theory of marginal revenue.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Chaubey |first=P. K. |title=Wants, JK Mehta and Wantlessness |url=https://www.academia.edu/622868 |journal=Indian Journal of Economics|date=January 2003 }}</ref> He was much inspired by [[Mahatma Gandhi]] and spread his theory of economics.<ref name="isbnsearch.org">{{Cite web |title=ISBN 9780836413885 - Gandhian Thought |url=https://isbnsearch.org/isbn/9780836413885 |website=isbnsearch.org}}</ref><ref>[https://www.economicsdiscussion.net/economists/economic-ideas-of-j-k-mehta/21130. Economic ideas]</ref>
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==See also==


==Main works==
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[[University of Allahabad]]
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*''Economics of Growth'' (1st ed., 1964)<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Mehta |first1=J. K |title=Economics of growth |publisher=Asia Pub. House |language=English |date=1964|oclc=13799094}}</ref>
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*"A Philosophical Interpretation of Economics"<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Macfie |first1=A. L. |title=Review of A Philosophical Interpretation of Economics |journal=The Economic Journal |volume=73 |issue=289 |pages=106–108 |doi=10.2307/2228409 |date=1963|jstor=2228409}}</ref>
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*''Rhyme, Rhythm and Truth in Economics''<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Mehta |first1=J. K |title=Rhyme, rhythm and truth in economics |publisher=Asia Pub. House |language=English |date=1967|oclc=473963}}</ref>
*''The Elements of Economics Mathematically Interpreted, (1st ed., 1932)<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Reynard|first=H.|date=1933|title=Review of The Elements of Economics.|url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/2224486|journal=The Economic Journal|volume=43|issue=170|pages=321–322|doi=10.2307/2224486|jstor=2224486|issn=0013-0133}}</ref>
*''Gandhian Thought''<ref name="isbnsearch.org"/>


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== See also ==
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[[List of University of Allahabad alumni]]
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* [[University of Allahabad]]

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* [[List of University of Allahabad alumni]]
[[Makrana Marble]]
* [[Makrana Marble]]

==Bibliography==
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* Economics of Growth (First Edition: 1964)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Mehta |first1=J. K |title=Economics of growth |publisher=Asia Pub. House |language=English |date=1964|oclc=13799094 }}</ref>
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* A Philosophical Interpretation of Economics<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Macfie |first1=A. L. |title=Review of A Philosophical Interpretation of Economics |journal=The Economic Journal |volume=73 |issue=289 |pages=106–108 |doi=10.2307/2228409 |date=1963|jstor=2228409 }}</ref>
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* Rhyme, rhythm and truth in economics<ref>{{cite book |last1=Mehta |first1=J. K |title=Rhyme, rhythm and truth in economics |publisher=Asia Pub. House |language=English |date=1967|oclc=473963 }}</ref>
* The elements of economics mathematically interpreted, (First Edition: 1932)
* Gandhian Thought <ref>{{cite web |title=ISBN 9780836413885 - Gandhian Thought |url=https://isbnsearch.org/isbn/9780836413885 |website=isbnsearch.org}}</ref>


==References==
==References==

Latest revision as of 15:37, 5 September 2024

J. K. Mehta
Born
Jamshed Kaikhusroo Mehta[1]

(1901-12-14)14 December 1901
Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh, India
Died9 August 1980(1980-08-09) (aged 78)[1]
Allahabad
OccupationEconomist[2]
Academic career
School or
tradition		Gandhian economics
Alma materUniversity of Allahabad (PhD)
Influences

Jamshed Kaikhusroo Mehta, known professionally as J. K. Mehta (14 December 1901 – 9 August 1980) was an Indian philosopher and economist.[3]

Life and ideas

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J. K. Mehta was born to K. M. Mehta in Rajnandgaon in 1901. He completed his graduation from Moir Central College and attended University of Allahabad for post-graduation studies.

In 1968, he became the president of Indian Economic Association.[4] He also served as Head of Department of Economics in Allahabad University and Much inspired by Herbert Stanley Jevons.[4]

Mehta is known for his idea of wantlessness, presenting in 1931 the theory of marginal revenue.[5] He was much inspired by Mahatma Gandhi and spread his theory of economics.[6][7]

Main works

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  • Economics of Growth (1st ed., 1964)[8]
  • "A Philosophical Interpretation of Economics"[9]
  • Rhyme, Rhythm and Truth in Economics[10]
  • The Elements of Economics Mathematically Interpreted, (1st ed., 1932)[11]
  • Gandhian Thought[6]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Remembering J.K.Mehta on his 34th Death Anniversary". Active India.
  2. ^ "The Indian Journal of Economics - University of Allahabad". www.indianjournalofeconomics.com.
  3. ^ Mehta, J. K.; Jain, Prakash Chandra; Chaturvedi, D. N., eds. (1976). Essays in contemporary economics: in honour of professor J. K. Mehta. New Delhi: Vikas Pub. House. ISBN 978-0-7069-0409-3.
  4. ^ a b "University of Allahabad". www.allduniv.ac.in. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  5. ^ Chaubey, P. K. (January 2003). "Wants, JK Mehta and Wantlessness". Indian Journal of Economics.
  6. ^ a b "ISBN 9780836413885 - Gandhian Thought". isbnsearch.org.
  7. ^ Economic ideas
  8. ^ Mehta, J. K (1964). Economics of growth. Asia Pub. House. OCLC 13799094.
  9. ^ Macfie, A. L. (1963). "Review of A Philosophical Interpretation of Economics". The Economic Journal. 73 (289): 106–108. doi:10.2307/2228409. JSTOR 2228409.
  10. ^ Mehta, J. K (1967). Rhyme, rhythm and truth in economics. Asia Pub. House. OCLC 473963.
  11. ^ Reynard, H. (1933). "Review of The Elements of Economics". The Economic Journal. 43 (170): 321–322. doi:10.2307/2224486. ISSN 0013-0133. JSTOR 2224486.
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