“amartya k sen”

New Page 1 This book argues that an indispensable part of strong economic growth, the human capital dimension, is missing from the economic discourse in this country. In the absence of human development, the success of the reform programme in raising the GDP growth rate will be short lived. ... More

Commodities and Capabilities presents a set of inter-related theses concerning the foundations of welfare economics, and in particular about the assessment of personal well-being and advantage. The argument presented focuses on the capability to function, i.e. what a person can do or can be, questio... More

The main focus of this book is on the causation of starvation in general and of famines in particular. The author develops the alternative method of analysis--the 'entitlement approach'--concentrating on ownership and exchange, not on food supply. The book also provides a general analysis of the cha... More

One of the world's leading intellectuals looks at the deep reasons behind so many of the world's conflicts, and suggests a way to resolution Amartya Sen proposes in this sweeping philosophical work that brutalities are driven as much by confusion as by inescapable hatred. Conflict and violence are s... More

In this deft analysis, Amartya Sen argues that the dictum "all men are created equal" serves largely to deflect attention from the fact that we differ in age, gender, talents, physical abilities as well as in material advantages and social background. He argues for concentrating on higher and more b... More

"Resources, Values and Development" contains many of Amartya Sen's path-breaking contributions to development economics, including papers on resource allocation in nonwage systems, investment planning, shadow pricing, employment policy, and welfare economics.... More