Amartya Sen
by
 
Morris, Christopher W.

Title
Amartya Sen

Author
Morris, Christopher W.

ISBN
9780521852913
 
9780521618069

Publication Information
Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2010.

Physical Description
xvi, 224 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Series
Contemporary philosophy in focus
 
Contemporary philosophy in focus.

Contents
Introduction / Christopher W. Morris -- Preference, choice, and rationality : Amartya Sen's critique of the theory of rational choice in economics / Shatakshee Dhongde and Prasanta K. Pattanaik -- Ethics and economics / Christopher W. Morris -- Capability and agency / David A. Crocker and Ingrid Robeyns -- Freedom in the spirit of Sen / Philip Pettit -- Social choice theory and the informational basis approach / Kevin Roberts -- Sen on sufficiency, priority, and equality / Peter Vallentyne -- Famine, poverty, and property rights / Steven Scalet and David Schmidtz -- Development : "a misconceived theory can kill" / Sabina Alkire.

Personal Subject
Sen, Amartya, 1933-.

Subject Term
Social sciences -- Philosophy.
 
Ethics -- Economic aspects.
 
Welfare economics.

Added Author
Morris, Christopher W.


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