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1	Pathologies of Power: Health, Human Rights, and the New War on the Poor more books like this by Paul Farmer, Professor Amartya K Sen (Foreword by) add to wishlist Paul Farmer, a physician and anthropologist with twenty years of experience working in Haiti, Peru, and Russia, argues that promoting the social and economic rights of the world's poor is the most important human rights struggle of our time. In Pathologies of Power Farmer uses harrowing stories of life - and death - in extreme situations to link ... see all copies from $8.85! new only from $13.55! \| SVS
2	Inequality Reexamined more books like this by Professor Amartya K Sen add to wishlist This book brings together and develops some of the most important economic, social, and ethical ideas Sen has explored over the last two decades. It examines the claims of equality in social arrangements, stressing that we should be concerned with people's capabilities rather than either their resources or their welfare. Sen also looks at some ... see all copies from $9.47! new only from $15.51! \| SVS
3	The Argumentative Indian: Writings on Indian History, Culture and Identity more books like this by Professor Amartya K Sen add to wishlist In 16 linked essays, Nobel Prize-winning economist Sen discusses India's intellectual and political heritage, and how its argumentative tradition is vital for the success of its democracy and secular politics. see all copies from $2.87! new only from $5.06! \| first editions \| SVS
4	On Ethics and Economics more books like this by Professor Amartya K Sen add to wishlist In this elegant critique, Amartya Sen argues that a closer contact between welfare economics and modern ethical studies can substantively enrich and benefit both disciplines.He argues further that even predictive and descriptive economics can be helped by making more room for welfare economic considerations in the explanation of behavior, ... see all copies from $14.02! new only from $23.82!
5	The Standard of Living more books like this by Professor Amartya K Sen, Geoffrey Hawthorn (Editor) add to wishlist Amartya Sen reconsiders the idea of 'the standard of living'. He rejects the more conventional economic interpretations in terms of 'unity' and of wealth or 'opulence', and suggests an interpretation in terms of the 'capabilities and freedoms' that states of affairs do or do not allow. His argument is conceptual, but it refers to a wide range of ... see all copies from $12.68! new only from $17.00! \| SVS
6	India Economic Development and Social Opportunity more books like this by Jean Dreze, Professor Amartya K Sen add to wishlist An analysis of endemic deprivation in India and of the role of public action in addressing that problem. The analysis is based on a broad view of economic development, focusing on human well-being and 'social opportunity' rather than on the standard indicators of economic growth. India's success in reducing endemic deprivation since Independence ... see all copies from $4.95! new only from $59.95! \| SVS
7	On Economic Inequality more books like this by Professor Amartya K Sen add to wishlist First published in 1973, this book presents a systematic treatment of the conceptual framework as well as the practical problems of measurement of inequality. Alternative approaches are evaluated in terms of their philosophical assumptions, economic content, and statistical requirements. In a new introduction, Amartya Sen, jointly with James ... see all copies from $15.17! new only from $29.44! \| first editions \| SVS
8	The Quality of Life more books like this by Martha Craven Nussbaum (Editor), Professor Amartya K Sen (Editor) add to wishlist This book addresses issues of defining and measuring the quality of life. Recent developments in the philosophical definition of well-being are discussed and linked to practical issues such as the delivery of health care, and the assessment of women's quality of life. Leading philosophers and economists have contributed to this volume to consider ... see all copies from $35.00! new only from $55.67! \| SVS
9	Rationality and Freedom more books like this by Professor Amartya K Sen add to wishlist Rationality and freedom are among the most profound and contentious concepts in philosophy and the social sciences. In two volumes on rationality, freedom, and justice, the distinguished economist and philosopher Amartya Sen brings clarity and insight to these difficult issues. This volume - the first of the two - is principally concerned with ... see all copies from $19.77! new only from $19.77!
10	Resources, Values, and Development: Expanded Edition more books like this by Professor Amartya K Sen add to wishlist Containing many of the author's contributions to development economics, this book includes papers on resource allocation in non-wage systems, investment planning, shadow pricing, employment policy, and welfare economics, this text examines development economics in detail. see all copies from $14.80! new only from $38.00! \| first editions \| SVS
11 view cover	Commodities and Capabilities more books like this by Professor Amartya K Sen add to wishlist This volume 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, such as what a person can do or can be, questioning in the process the more standard emphasis on opulence or ... see all copies from $22.95! new only from $22.95!
12 view cover	Hunger and Public Action more books like this by Jean Dreze, Professor Amartya K Sen add to wishlist This study was well-received and widely discussed when it appeared in hardback in 1990. It is devoted to analysis of the enduring problem of hunger in the modern world, and of the role that public action can play in countering it. The book is divided into four parts. The first attempts to provide a coherent perspective on the complex nutritional, ... see all copies from $4.46! new only from $15.40! \| SVS
13 view cover	Receptors and Ligands in Neurological Disorders more books like this by Professor Amartya K Sen, Tyrone Lee (Editor) add to wishlist This book summarises current studies which involve receptors and ligands in neurological disorders. The advance in the study of receptors in general enables investigators to explore the mechanism of action of psychotropic drugs and to minimise their side effects. It will lead to the study of molecular events and an understanding of the nature and ... see all copies from $17.60! new only from $73.00! \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	India: Development and Participation more books like this by Jean Dreeze, Jean Dreze, Professor Amartya K Sen add to wishlist This book explores the role of public action in eliminating deprivation and expanding human freedoms in India. The analysis is based on a broad and integrated view of development, which focuses on well-being and freedom rather than the standard indicators of economic growth. The authors place human agency at the centre of stage, and stress the ... see all copies from $22.64! new only from $22.64! \| first editions
15 view cover	Utilitarianism and Beyond more books like this by Professor Amartya K Sen add to wishlist A volume of studies of utilitarianism considered both as a theory of personal morality and a theory of public choice. All but two of the papers have been commissioned especially for the volume, and between them they represent not only a wide range of arguments for and against utilitarianism but also a first-class selection of the most interesting ... see all copies from $21.00! new only from $31.85! \| SVS
16 view cover	The Political Economy of Hunger Volume I: Entitlement and Well-Being more books like this by Jean Dreze (Editor), Professor Amartya K Sen (Editor) add to wishlist WIDER Studies in Development Economics The World Institute for Development Economics Research, established in 1984, started work in Helsinki in 1985, with the financial support of the Government of Finland. The principal purpose of the Institute is to help identify and meet the need for policy-oriented socio-economic research on pressing global ... see all copies from $49.44! new only from $152.60! \| SVS
17 view cover	Indian Development: Selected Regional Perspectives more books like this by Sen Dreze, Professor Amartya K Sen (Editor), Jean Dreze (Editor) add to wishlist India is a country of great diversity. The commonly used indicators of 'quality of life' (such as life expectancy, infant mortality, and literacy) vary tremendously between the different states, rivalling international contrasts between very low performing countries and very high achieving ones. This volume of essays reflects an attempt to draw ... see all copies from $17.24! new only from $32.74! \| first editions \| SVS
18 view cover	The Political Economy of Hunger: Volume 2: Famine Prevention more books like this by Jean Dreze (Editor), Professor Amartya K Sen (Editor) add to wishlist WIDER The World Institute for Development Economics Research, established in 1984, started work in Helsinki in 1985, with the financial support of the Government of Finland. The principal purpose of the Institute is to help identify and meet the need for policy-oriented socio-economic research on pressing global and development problems and their ... see all copies from $17.84! new only from $157.75! \| SVS
19 view cover	The Political Economy of Hunger: Volume 3: Endemic Hunger more books like this by Jean Dreze (Editor), Professor Amartya K Sen (Editor) add to wishlist WIDER The World Institute for Development Economics Research, established in 1984, started work in Helsinki in 1985, with the financial support of the Government of Finland. The principal purpose of the Institute is to help identify and meet the need for policy-oriented socio-economic research on pressing global and development problems and their ... see all copies from $88.45! new only from $144.49! \| SVS
20 view cover	Poverty and Famines: An Essay on Entitlement and Deprivation more books like this by Professor Amartya K Sen add to wishlist This book focuses on the causes of starvation in general and famines in particular. The traditional analysis of famines is shown to be fundamentally defective, and the author develops an alternative analysis. see all copies from $22.92! new only from $36.99! \| SVS
21 view cover	Public Health, Ethics, and Equity more books like this by Fabienne Peter (Editor), Sudhir Anand (Editor), Professor Amartya K Sen (Editor) add to wishlist In the last fifty years, average overall health status has increased more or less in parallel with a much celebrated decline in mortality, attributed mostly to poverty reduction, sanitation, nutrition, housing, immunization, and improved medical care. It is becoming increasingly clear, however, that these achievements were not equally distributed. ... see all copies from $30.83! new only from $95.54!
22 view cover	The Political Economy of Hunger: Selected Essays more books like this by Jean Dreze (Editor), Professor Amartya K Sen (Editor), Athur Hussian (Editor) add to wishlist An abridged selection of papers from the hardback Hailed in its initial publication as a work with urgent implications for countless lives, Dreze and Sen's The Political Economy of Hunger is the classic analysis of an extraordinary paradox: in a world of food surpluses and satiety, hunger kills millions more people each year than wars or political ... see all copies from $11.92! new only from $70.49!
23 view cover	Women, Development, and the Un: A Sixty-Year Quest for Equality and Justice more books like this by Devaki Jain, Professor Amartya K Sen (Foreword by) add to wishlist In "Women, Development, and the UN", internationally noted development economist and activist Devaki Jain traces the ways in which women have enriched the work of the United Nations from the time of its founding in 1945. Synthesizing insights from the extensive literature on women and development and from her own broad experience, Jain reviews the ... see all copies from $9.95! new only from $16.40! \| first editions \| SVS
24 view cover	The Amartya Sen and Jean Dreze Omnibus: Comprising Poverty and Famines; Hunger and Public Action; India: Economic Development and Social Opportunity more books like this by Professor Amartya K Sen, Jean Dreze add to wishlist This text comprises three works by two well-known economists. The trilogy discusses causes of hunger, the role public action can play in its alleviation and the Indian experience in this context. It provides a comprehensive, theoretical and empirical analysis of relevant developmental issue. see all copies from $25.95! new only from $25.95! \| first editions
25 view cover	Social Choice Re-Examined, Volume I more books like this by Kenneth J Arrow (Editor), Professor Amartya K Sen (Editor), Kotaro Suzumura (Editor) add to wishlist Since the Second World War the subject of social choice has grown in many and surprising ways. The impossibility theorems have suggested many directions: mathematical characterisations of voting structures satisfying various sets of conditions, the consequences of restricting choice to certain domains, the relation to competitive equilibrium and ... see all copies from $137.46! new only from $137.46! \| SVS

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