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Amartya Sen
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in Shantiniketan, India
November 03, 1933
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Sen is sure about his approach towards the multi-faceted nature of poverty, but the authorities who are entrusted with the task of alleviating it seem baffled. Though committee after committee has been formed to define the poor, there is yet to be a ...
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Development as Freedom
— published 1999 — 14 editions |
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The Argumentative Indian: Writings on Indian History, Culture and Identity
— published 2005 — 6 editions |
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Identity and Violence: The Illusion of Destiny
— published 2006 — 16 editions |
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The Idea Of Justice
by Amartya Sen, Professor Amartya Sen — published 2009 — 10 editions |
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On Ethics and Economics
by Amartya Sen, John M. Letiche — published 1987 — 7 editions |
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Poverty and Famines: An Essay on Entitlement and Deprivation
— 3 editions |
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Inequality Reexamined
— published 1991 — 6 editions |
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Rationality and Freedom
— 3 editions |
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Commodities and Capabilities
— 2 editions |
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The Amartya Sen and Jean Dr Ze Omnibus: (Comprising) Poverty and Famines; Hunger and Public Action; India: Economic Development and Social Opportunity
by Amartya Sen, Jean Drèze — published 1999 |
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“The increasing tendency towards seeing people in terms of one dominant ‘identity’ (‘this is your duty as an American’, ‘you must commit these acts as a Muslim’, or ‘as a Chinese you should give priority to this national engagement’) is not only an imposition of an external and arbitrary priority, but also the denial of an important liberty of a person who can decide on their respective loyalties to different groups (to all of which he or she belongs).”
― Amartya Sen, The Idea Of Justice
― Amartya Sen, The Idea Of Justice
“the identity of an individual is essentially a function of her choices, rather than the discovery of an immutable attribute”
― Amartya Sen, The Argumentative Indian: Writings on Indian History, Culture and Identity
― Amartya Sen, The Argumentative Indian: Writings on Indian History, Culture and Identity
“While I am interested both in economics and in philosophy, the union of my interests in the two fields far exceeds their intersection”
― Amartya Sen
― Amartya Sen
Topics Mentioning This Author
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| Indian Readers: June 2012 - India | 8 | 26 | May 06, 2012 08:21am | |
| Kolkata Book Fair: Kolkata Literary Meet 2013 | 2 | 38 | Jan 18, 2013 07:50am | |
| Around the World ...: India | 15 | 277 | Apr 19, 2013 06:31am |
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