Economist Amartya Sen on how partition shaped his views on identity and deprivation
Amartya Sen
Economist and philosopher; author of Development as Freedom
Ideas
Economist Amartya Sen on how the Bengal famine shaped his view of class
Economist and philosopher Amartya Sen explains why GDP isn't a good proxy for living standards
Economist Amartya Sen on why demonetization was a disproportionate way to tackle black money
Economist Amartya Sen explains why famines are not just about food
Economist Amartya Sen explains why demonetization isn't the way to a cashless economy
Economist Amartya Sen on why income is a narrow measure of poverty
Economist Amartya Sen on Bangladesh’s progress in gender equality
Economist and philosopher Amartya Sen: “Income is a very bad indicator”
Economist Amartya Sen explains why China is paying a heavy price for lacking democracy
Economist Amartya Sen explains why democracies prevent famines
Economist Amartya Sen explains why India’s problem is governance, not socialism
Economist and philosopher Amartya Sen explains why free markets aren't the same as freedom
Economist Amartya Sen on why GDP growth is the wrong way to judge success
Economist Amartya Sen on why income inequality isn’t the real problem
Amartya Sen on how we decide which identities matter most
Economist Amartya Sen on why clerics shouldn’t speak for all believers
Economist Amartya Sen explains how inequality causes absolute deprivation
Economist Amartya Sen explains why Buddhism had such broad appeal in the East
Amartya Sen on the flaw in the clash of civilizations thesis
Economist and philosopher Amartya Sen on why attention matters
Economist Amartya Sen: “The neglect of basic education is a enormously harmful thing”
Economist Amartya Sen explains why education and health drive productivity
Economist Amartya Sen on how being a single father taught him about gender inequality
Economist and philosopher Amartya Sen: “The question was reform plus, not reform”
Economist Amartya Sen on why a healthy, educated labor force is central to economic development
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