The idea of justice amartya Sen / edited by Christopher Morris. - 1a ed. - New York : Cambridge University Press, 2009. - 467 p. - Contemporary philosophy in focus . - Contemporary philosophy in focus. .

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Includes bibliographical references

Preface / Christopher W. Morris -- Introduction / Christopher W. Morris -- Preference, choice, and rationality : Amartya Sen's critique of the theory of rational choice in economics / Shatakshee Dhongde and Prasanta K. Pattanaik -- Ethics and economics / Christopher W. Morris -- Capability and agency / David Crocker and Ingrid Robeyns -- Freedom in the spirit of sen / Philip Pettit -- Social choice theory and the informational basis approach / Kevin Roberts -- Sen on sufficiency, priority, and equality / Peter Vallentyne -- Famine, poverty, and property rights / Steven Scalet and David Schmidtz -- Development : a misconceived theory can kill / Sabina Alkire.

9780511651991 0511651996


Sen, Amartya.


Social sciences--Philosophy.
Economics.


Electronic books.

JC 578 / I19 2009

300.1