Abstract: Amartya Sen has made fundamental contributions to social choice theory, welfare economics, economic measurement, axiomatic choice theory, rationality and economic behaviour, development economics, poverty and famines, gender inequalities and family economics, among many other areas. His contributions to the field of welfare economics were cited for his award of the 1998 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics. Sen's work combines foundational and theoretical originality, and the willingness to reconsider basic assumptions. His approach is unusual for its breadth of concern coupled with an uncompromising rigour of analysis. His writings address some of the most important human and ethical issues of our time.
Publication Year: 2008
Publication Date: 2008-01-01
Language: en
Type: book-chapter
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