Plant, Arnold, Sir, 1898-....

Sir Arnold Plant studied at the London School of Economics, and assumed the Cassel Chair of Commerce there in 1930. Plant was a highly influential teacher, and a leading figure in military-industrial planning in Britain and America during World War II. He initiated a plan to allocate controlled materials for military production in England, and then played a major role in creating such a plan for American military production as well. After the war, he returned to the London School of Economics, where he and other free-market thinkers opposed the expansion of socialism in Great Britain.

From the description of Arnold Plant papers, 1918-1985. (Cornell University Library). WorldCat record id: 64060282

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