Лучшие произведения Амартия Кумара Сена

В феврале 2008 г. президент Франции Николя Саркози обратился к нобелевским лауреатам по экономике Джозефу Стиглицу и Амартии Сену, а также выдающемуся французскому экономисту Жану-Полю Фитусси с предложением создать комиссию из ведущих экономистов для изучения вопроса о том, является ли ВВП надежным индикатором экономического и социального прогресса. Настоящая книга – результат работы этой комиссии. Авторы предлагают всестороннее рассмотрение недостатков ВВП как показателя благополучия общества, обращая внимание, например, на то, что ВВП не учитывает экономического неравенства или последствий экономических решений для окружающей среды.…

From Nobel Prize-winning economist Amartya Sen, The Idea of Justice is a refreshing alternative approach to mainstream theories of justice. Is justice an ideal, for ever beyond our grasp, or something that may actually guide our practical decisions and enhance our lives? At the heart of Sen's argument is his insistence on the role of public reason in establishing what can make societies less unjust. But there are always choices to be made between alternative asse

From Nobel Prize-winning economist Amartya Sen, The Idea of Justice is a refreshing alternative approach to mainstream theories of justice. Is justice an ideal, for ever beyond our grasp, or something that may actually guide our practical decisions and enhance our lives? At the heart of Sen's argument is his insistence on the role of public reason in establishing what can make societies less unjust. But there are always choices to be made between alternative assessments of what is reasonable, and competing positions can each be well defended. Rather than rejecting these pluralities, we should use them to construct a theory of justice that…

Profound and humane, Amartya Sen's Identity and Violence: The Illusion of Destiny examines some of the most explosive problems of our time and shows how we can move towards peace as firmly as we have spiralled towards war. In this penetrating book, Nobel Laureate Amartya Sen argues that we are becoming increasingly divided along lines of religion and culture, ignoring the many other ways in which people see themselves, from class and profession to morals and politics. When we are put into narrow categories the importance of human life becomes lost. Through his lucid exploration of such subjects as multiculturalism, fundamentalism, terrorism…