How to read Amartya Sen / (Record no. 80315)
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| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9780143451457 |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 300.1 HAM-L |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Hamilton, Lawrence |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | How to read Amartya Sen / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc. | Lawrence Hamilton |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc. | India |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | Penguin Books |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. | 2020 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | 192 p. |
| 365 ## - TRADE PRICE | |
| Price type code | INR |
| Price amount | 499.00. |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE | |
| General note | Nobel laureate Amartya Sen is one of the world's best-known voices for the poor and the downtrodden, and an inspiration for the proponents of justice across the globe. He has contributed almost without peer to the study of economics, philosophy and politics, transforming social choice theory, development economics, ethics, political philosophy and Indian political economy, to list but a few. This book offers a much-needed introduction to Amartya sen's extraordinary variety of ideas. Lawrence Hamilton provides an excellent, accessible guide to the full range of sen's writings, Contextualizing his ideas and summarising the associated debates. In elegant prose, Hamilton reconstructs sen's critiques of the major philosophies of his time, assesses his now famous concern for capabilities as an alternative for thinking about poverty, inequality, gender discrimination, development, democracy and justice, and unearths some overlooked gems. Throughout, these major theoretical and philosophical achievements are subjected to rigorous scrutiny. How to read Amartya Sen is a major work on one of the most influential economists and philosophers of the last few centuries. It will be illuminating for readers keen to understand the breadth of sen's vision, and. |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Social justice |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Welfare economics |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | India |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Sen, Amartya, 1933- |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Economics--Moral and ethical aspects |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Economists |
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| Dewey Decimal Classification | 300 | BITS Pilani Hyderabad | BITS Pilani Hyderabad | General Stack (For lending) | 24/08/2022 | 300.1 HAM-L | 45976 | 13/07/2024 | 24/08/2022 | Books |