Padma Desai
Indian-American development economist (1931–2023) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Padma Desai (October 12, 1931 – April 29, 2023) was an Indian-American development economist who was the Gladys and Roland Harriman Professor of comparative economic systems and director of the Center for Transition Economies at Columbia University. Known for her scholarship on Soviet and Indian industrial policy, she was awarded the Padma Bhushan in 2009.
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Born | (1931-10-12)October 12, 1931 |
Died | April 29, 2023(2023-04-29) (aged 91) |
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Spouse | Jagdish Bhagwati |
Children | 1 |
Awards | Padma Bhushan (2009) |
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Discipline | Development economics |
Institutions | Columbia University (1992–2023) |
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