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Amartya sen, born november 3, 1933, santiniketan, india, indian economist who was awarded the 1998 nobel prize in economic sciences for his contributions to welfare economics and social choice theory and for his interest in the problems of societys poorest members. He was awarded the nobel memorial prize in economics in 1998. A life reexamined directed by suman ghosh details his life and work. For specialists, though, the book offers an extended discussion of methodological issues introduced by sens view of development as freedom, more than 50 pages of end notes, and an index of names and subjects. Oct 14, 2005 amartya sen, the argumentative indian in a new book, nobel prizewinning economist amartya sen maintains that democracy is about much more than elections, and that indias democracy flourishes. Amartya sen s most popular book is the argumentative indian. Amartya sen is lamont university professor, professor of philosophy and professor of economics, at harvard university. Professor amartya sen, trinity college, cambridge, u. From nobel prize winning economist amartya sen, the argumentative indian. Book economist amartya sen to speak keynote speaker click through to read the biography of amartya sen, an indian economist and won nobel memorial prize in economic sciences. Professor sen was a charter senior fellow of the ethics center, one of a group of distinguished harvard faculty members supporting the idea, in 1986, of an ethics initiative at the university. Amartya sen s prose is dense and technical, as one might expect of a nobel prize winning economist.
Amartya sen in hindi english pdf download biography iq. Sen was born in shantiniketan, west bengal november 1933. Sen s citation is that he is awarded for his contributions to welfare economics, and thus not for any particular publication. Amartya sen published a nobel prize lecture in 1998 titled the possibility of social choice. His book argues that economic development entails a set of linked freedoms. On economic inequality by amartya sen one of his most celebrated works poverty and famines by amartya sen an important treatise on the same general subject for which the nobel prize was awarded on ethics and economics by amartya sen a fascinating essay that provides ample food for thought other books by amartya sen. In 1998, amartya sen received the nobel prize for his contributions to welfare economics. Lamont university professor, department of economics, harvard university. The argumentative indian brings together an illuminating selection of writings from nobel prize winning economist amartya sen that outline the need to understand contemporary india in the light of its long argumentative tradition. Amartya kumar sen, is an indian economist who since 1972 has taught and worked in the united kingdom and the united states. Amartya sen winner of the 1998 nobel prize in economics. The sveriges riksbank prize in economic sciences in memory of alfred nobel 2020 the 2020 prize in economic sciences. Much of sens early work was on issues raised by kenneth arrows impossibility theorem.
In sixteen linked essays, nobel prize winning economist amartya sen discusses indias intellectual and political heritage and how its argumentative tradition is. In 1999 amartya sen wrote a book titled development as freedom. Freedom, sen argues, is both the end and most efficient means of sustaining economic life and the key to securing the general welfare of the worlds entire population. Books by amartya sen author of the argumentative indian. His father was a professor of chemistry in dhaka now part of bangladesh, where amartya also received his first education. Amartya kumar sen is an indian economist who was awarded the 1998 nobel prize in economic sciences for his contributions to welfare economics and social choice theory, and for his interest in the problems of societys poorest members. Sen, 64, has done extensive work on the economics of poverty.
Development as freedom was published one year later and argues that development entails a set of linked freedoms. May 25, 2011 by the winner of the 1988 nobel prize in economics, an essential and paradigmaltering framework for understanding economic developmentfor both rich and poorin the twentyfirst century. In addition to the nobel prize, professor sen has received numerous other awards and accolades including indias highest civilian award, the bharat ratna in 1999 and the 2002 international. Now lamont university professor at harvard, he was master of trinity college from 1998 to 2004, and has taught at many other universities in britain, the united states, and india. The royal swedish academy of sciences has decided to award the 1998 bank of sweden prize in economic sciences in memory of alfred nobel, to. Amartya sen simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Amartya sen s books have been translated into more than thirty languages. Amartya sen, also called the conscience of the professional nobel prize winner widely known for his work in the. Amartya kumar sen ch is an indian economist and philosopher, who since.
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