| Amartya Sen | Indian Economist‚ Nobel Laurete‚ Bharat Ratna | | | Introduction It was a coincidence‚ when my professor asked to write about the well-known economist of our times. Within few minutes‚ I responded back that I would like to write about my all-time favorite economist Amartya Sen. I was always fascinated about his contributions to the world of economics. Amartya Sen is currently teaching at Lamont University Professor‚ and has been Professor of Economics and Philosophy
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Contributions of Amartya K. Sen to Development Economics By Dr. Srinivasulu Bayineni Associate Professor Department of Economics Yogi Vemana University KADAPA – 516003 Andhra Pradesh Mobile: 9705639110 e-mail: bayineni@rediffmail.com “Ours is also a world of extraordinary deprivation and of astonishing inequality. Millions perish every week from diseases that can be completely eliminated‚ or at least prevented from killing people with abandon”. --- Amartya Sen Background
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beyond purely financial measures like free choice‚ medical care availability‚ education‚ equality or political freedom. Amartya Sen‚ Nobel Laureate in Economics‚ made a significant contribution with the concept of “capability” development‚ according to which government’s performance should be evaluated against the capabilities of their citizens (Sen‚ 1979). Nevertheless‚ Sen recognized the relation to Adam Smith’s (1776) analysis of necessities and living conditions and Karl Max’s (1844) concern
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Question: What is the difference between Sen and Nussbaum’s definition of agency? Sen looks at development ethics in two ways‚ through agency and well-being and achievement and freedom. He says that agency and well-being requires aid from individuals and institutions. Sen explains that there are two dimensions to agency‚ which includes achievement and freedom. According to Sen‚ agency achievement is realizing one’s goals and having reason to achieve or pursue those goals even if it does not benefit
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concerned. The article by Amartya sen “A World Not Neatly Divided” is one of the best examples of the good organisation of the argument. The main statement that Amartya Sen makes in this article is as following: when trying to gain insight into various conflicts that take place nowadays and that occurred in the past‚ many scientists and politicians support the “civilization approach” (Sen 1). In other words‚ people are considered only from the religious point of view (Sen 1). For instance‚ individuals
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Introduction Development can be seen as a process of expanding the freedoms that people enjoy. And if freedom is what development is about then it makes sense to concentrate on that rather than on some of the means or instruments of achieving it. This approach contrasts with others such as identifying development with the growth of GNP‚ rise in personal incomes‚ or with industrialisation‚ technological advance‚ or social modernisation. These are all important but are means and not ends. Freedoms
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On Ethics and Economics Amartya Sen Blackwell Publishers‚ 1987‚ pp. 148‚ Rs. 271 ‘On Ethics and Economics’ by Amartya Sen centres on a particular phenomenon that the author considers unfortunate to the discipline. In this book‚ Amartya Sen talks about the continued and ever increasing distancing of economics from ethics. This book has three chapters and under each chapter‚ there are sub topics. That makes the book more structured and easy to understand even for a person who is not so competent
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Cosmopolitanism The era of globalization has brought about a new wave of integration and interaction on a global scale. Contrary to common belief‚ globalization is not a new phenomenon as examined by Karl Marx. For thousands of years people across the globe have been doing business‚ similar to Central Asia’s Silk Road‚ which connected Europe and China. Contemporary globalization however encompasses a technological infrastructure through the use of the Internet and other modern devices. This sophisticated
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