Amartya Sen is one of the world's leading public intellectuals. He is Professor of Economics and Professor of Philosophy at Harvard. He was Master of Trinity College, Cambridge, from 1998 to 2004, and won the Nobel Prize for Economics in...

Intrigued by the questions of social justice and welfare, Amartya Sen argues, in this book, some of the vital issues-poverty, hunger, education, globalization, media and freedom of speech, injustice, inequality, exclusion, exploitation,...

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...

The extraordinary early life in India and England of one of the world's leading public intellectualsWhere is 'home'? For Amartya Sen home has been many places - Dhaka in modern Bangladesh where he grew up, the village of Santiniketan...

In this sweeping philosophical work, Amartya Sen proposes that the murderous violence that has riven our society is driven as much by confusion as by inescapable hatred. Challenging the reductionist division of people by race, religion,...

The extraordinary early life in India and England of one of the world's leading public intellectualsWhere is 'home'? For Amartya Sen, home has been many places - Dhaka in modern Bangladesh, the little university town of Santiniketan,...

Development as Freedom

"Resources, Values, and Development: Expanded Edition" von Amartya Sen ist eine Sammlung von Essays, die sich mit der Beziehung zwischen Ressourcenverteilung, menschlichen Werten und wirtschaftlicher Entwicklung auseinandersetzen. Sen...

Is justice merely an ideal, forever beyond our grasp, or something that may actually guide our practical decisions and enhance our lives? In this acclaimed book, Amartya Sen presents an alternative approach to mainstream theories of...

"Tanner Lectures in Human Values: The Standard of Living" von Amartya Sen ist eine Sammlung von Vorträgen, die sich mit der Frage beschäftigen, wie der Lebensstandard gemessen und verstanden werden kann. Sen, ein renommierter Ökonom und...

Amartya Sen is the most respected and well-known economist of his time. This book is a synthesis of his thought, viewing economic development as a means to extending freedoms rather than an end in itself. By widening his outlook to...

"Rationality and Freedom" von Amartya Sen ist ein umfassendes Werk, das sich mit den Konzepten der Rationalität und Freiheit auseinandersetzt und deren Bedeutung für die individuelle Entscheidungsfindung und gesellschaftliche Entwicklung...