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HOW TO READ AMARTYA SEN (Record no. 182283)

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020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 9780143451457
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Terms of availability Purchased
Note Mathrubhumi Books, Kaloor
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Language code of text/sound track or separate title English
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Classification number 330
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Personal name Hamilton, Lawrence
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Title HOW TO READ AMARTYA SEN
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Edition statement 1
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Place of publication, distribution, etc. Hariyana
Name of publisher, distributor, etc. Penquin Random House
Date of publication, distribution, etc. 2020/01/01
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Size of unit 192
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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.
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Topical term or geographic name as entry element Economics
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Topical term or geographic name as entry element Amartya Sen
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    Dewey Decimal Classification     Non-fiction Ernakulam Public Library Ernakulam Public Library General Stacks 2020-11-30 Purchase 499.00 1263,2020/11/30 5 6 330 HAM/HO E195844 2022-02-21 2022-02-21 2020-11-30 Lending