Product Description

Rationality and freedom are among the most profound and contentious concepts in philosophy and the social sciences. In two volumes on rationality, freedom, and justice, the distinguished economist and philosopher Amartya Sen brings clarity and insight to these difficult issues. This volume - the first of the two - is principally concerned with rationality and freedom.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1016780 in Books
• Published on: 2002-12-13
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 752 pages

Review
"Amartya Sen occupies a unique position among modern economists. He is an outstanding economic theorist, a world authority on social choice and welfare economics. He is a leading figure in development economics, carrying out pathbreaking work on appraising the effectiveness of investment in poor countries and, more recently, on famine. At the same time, he takes a broad view of the subject and has done much to widen the perspective of economists." - A.B. Atkinson, New York Review of Books; "Sen's acute analysis and his remarkable powers of making subtle and relevant distinctions combine with his astonishing range of information to make instruments suitable for immediate political application." - Bernard Williams, London Review of Books"

About the Author
Amartya Sen, winner of the 1998 Nobel Prize in Economics, is Lamont University Professor at Harvard University. He is the author of Choice, Welfare and Measurement, Inequality Reexamined, and Resources, Values, and Development, from Harvard University Press.