About Amartya Sen
Indian economist and philosopher (b. 1933), Nobel laureate in economics. Development as Freedom (1999) gathers his influential argument that development should be measured not by income alone but by the expansion of real human freedoms — health, education, political participation, and the capability to live a life one has reason to value. His work reshaped how economists and institutions think about poverty, famine, and human well-being.
Books by Amartya Sen
Development as Freedom
A major argument that development should be understood as expanding human capabilities and real freedoms.
Read about this book →Identity and Violence: The Illusion of Destiny
A humane, accessible argument against the idea that people have a single, defining identity. Sen contends that we each belong to many groups at once — by nationality, language, profession, religion, politics, taste — an…
Read about this book →The Idea of Justice
A highly influential reformulation of justice around comparative improvement, freedom, and capabilities.
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