Amartya Sen Quotes

Amartya Sen

Amartya Sen is an Indian economist and philosopher who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences in 1998. He is the Thomas W. Lamont University Professor at Harvard University. He is known for his work on social choice theory, welfare economics, and the underlying mechanisms of poverty. Sen is especially known for his contribution to the formulation of the capability approach to development and social welfare. Sen's books and articles span topics in moral and political philosophy, economics and also address topics in cultural history. He has written extensively on democracy, gender justice, drought and famine. His book, Development As Freedom, focuses on how economic growth can foster individual freedom and improve human welfare. Sen has advocated for the poor and is influential in his work on the Human Development Index, suggesting economic policies to governments to improve well-being.

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