| Description |
1 online resource (96 pages) |
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The Macat Library |
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Macat library.
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| Contents |
Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; WAYS IN TO THE TEXT; Who is Amartya Sen?; What does Inequality Reexamined Say?; Why does Inequality Reexamined Matter?; SECTION 1: INFLUENCES; Module 1: The Author and the Historical Context; Module 2: Academic Context; Module 3: The Problem; Module 4: The Authorâ#x80;#x99;s Contribution; SECTION 2: IDEAS; Module 5: Main Ideas; Module 6: Secondary Ideas; Module 7: Achievement; Module 8: Place in the Authorâ#x80;#x99;s Work; SECTION 3: IMPACT; Module 9: The First Responses; Module 10: The Evolving Debate; Module 11: Impact and Influence Today |
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Module 12: Where Next?Glossary of Terms; People Mentioned in the Text; Works Cited |
| Summary |
Amartya Sen's Inequality Re-examined is a seminal text setting out a theory to evaluate social arrangements and inequality. By asking the question, 'equality of what'?, Sen shows that (in)equality should be assessed as human freedom; for people to have the ability to pursue and achieve goals they value or have reason to value |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Sen, Amartya, 1933- -- Criticism and interpretation
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| SUBJECT |
Sen, Amartya, 1933- fast |
| Subject |
Welfare economics.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government -- General.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government -- National.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Process -- General.
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Welfare economics
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| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780429939730 |
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0429939736 |
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