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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) "Pathologies of Power" uses harrowing stories of life--and death--in extreme situations to interrogate our understanding of human rights. 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 ... see all copies from $10.50! new only from $13.12! \| SVS
2	Development as Freedom more books like this by Professor Amartya K Sen In Development as Freedom Amartya Sen quotes the eighteenth century poet William Cowper on freedom: Freedom has a thousand charms to show, That slaves howe'er contented, never know. Sen explains how in a world of unprecedented increase in overall opulence, millions of people living in rich and poor countries are still unfree. Even if they are ... see all copies from $9.00! new only from $9.23! \| first editions \| SVS
3	The Argumentative Indian: Writings on Indian History, Culture and Identity more books like this by Professor Amartya K Sen 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 $6.49! new only from $8.66! \| first editions \| SVS
4	Identity and Violence: The Illusion of Destiny more books like this by Amartya Sen Smashing such stereotypes as "the monolithic Middle East" or "the Western Mind," Amartya Sen examines the much-misunderstood concept of identity. The world may be more riven by murderous violence than ever before; yet Amartya Sen, the galvanizing Nobel Laureate, proposes in this sweeping philosophical work that the brutalities are driven as much ... see all copies from $3.97! new only from $3.97! \| first editions \| SVS
5	Inequality Reexamined more books like this by Professor Amartya K Sen 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 $14.08! new only from $18.00! \| first editions \| SVS
6	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) 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 $16.84! new only from $19.04! \| first editions \| SVS
7	Poverty and Famines: An Essay on Entitlement and Deprivation more books like this by Professor Amartya K Sen 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 characterization and measurement of poverty. Various ... see all copies from $17.98! new only from $18.00! \| SVS
8	Hunger and Public Action more books like this by Jean Dreze, Professor Amartya K Sen 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 $4.02! new only from $4.02! \| SVS
9	On Economic Inequality more books like this by Professor Amartya K Sen 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 $14.99! new only from $24.95! \| first editions \| SVS
10	India Economic Development and Social Opportunity more books like this by Jean Dreze, Professor Amartya K Sen 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 $7.99! new only from $22.82! \| SVS
11 view cover	Rationality and Freedom more books like this by Professor Amartya K Sen 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 $14.94! new only from $21.50! \| first editions \| SVS
12 view cover	The Quality of Life more books like this by Martha Craven Nussbaum (Editor), Professor Amartya K Sen (Editor) 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 $24.51! new only from $48.74! \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	The Standard of Living more books like this by Professor Amartya K Sen, Geoffrey Hawthorn (Editor) 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 $6.18! new only from $19.52! \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	On Ethics and Economics more books like this by Amartya Sen 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 $16.38! new only from $20.00! \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	Receptors and Ligands in Neurological Disorders more books like this by Professor Amartya K Sen, Tyrone Lee (Editor) 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 $24.45! new only from $75.00! \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	Indian Development: Selected Regional Perspectives more books like this by Sen Dreze, Professor Amartya K Sen (Editor), Jean Dreze (Editor) 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 $20.33! new only from $20.33! \| first editions \| SVS
17 view cover	Employment Technology & Development more books like this by Professor Amartya K Sen A study prepared for the International Labour Office within the framework of the World Employment Programme. Focusing on the inter-relationship between institutions, technology and employment, the author investigates the institutional factors which affect policy-making: modes of production, patterns of ownership and systems of employment. see all copies from $4.00! new only from $14.18!
18 view cover	Civil Paths to Peace: Report of the Commonwealth Commission on Respect and Understanding more books like this by Amartya Sen, John Alderdice, Dr. Kwame Anthony Appiah "Civil Paths to Peace" contains the analyses and findings of the Commonwealth Commission on Respect and Understanding, established in response to the 2005 request of Commonwealth Heads of Government for the Commonwealth Secretary-General to 'explore initiatives to promote mutual understanding and respect among all faiths and communities in the ... see all copies from $20.23! new only from $24.95! \| SVS
19 view cover	Utilitarianism and Beyond more books like this by Professor Amartya K Sen 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 $21.08! new only from $44.95! \| SVS
20	Growth Economics more books like this by Amartya Kumar Sen see all copies from $23.55!
21 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) 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 $77.65! new only from $79.00! \| first editions \| SVS
22 view cover	Choice, Welfare and Measurement more books like this by Professor Amartya K Sen In the course of his distinguished career, Amartya K. Sen has scrutinized the foundations of economic theory and analysis. He has brought into sharper focus such concepts as choice, preference, rationality, aggregation, evaluation, and measurement, and applied these concepts to the economic issues underlying universal social concerns, among them ... see all copies from $20.90! new only from $20.90! \| first editions \| SVS
23 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) 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 $69.87! new only from $137.37! \| SVS
24 view cover	Readings in Human Development: Concepts, Measures, and Policies for a Development Paradigm more books like this by A K Shiva Kumar (Editor), Sakiko Fukuda-Parr (Editor), Amartya Sen (Foreword by) This volume brings together the collection of papers that have shaped the human development approach with its set of concepts, measurement tools and policy perspectives. see all copies from $27.00! new only from $27.00! \| first editions
25 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 The Sen and Dreze omnibus comprises three outstanding works by two of the world's finest economists. The volume is a trilogy on the causes of hunger, the role public action can play in its alleviation, and the Indian experience in this context. Together the three works provide a comprehensive theoretical and empirical analysis of relevant ... see all copies from $15.03! new only from $25.95! \| first editions

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