Amartya Sen's Work and Ideas - A Gender Perspective (Hardcover)

This unique volume is the first to examine Nobel Laureate Amartya Sen's ideas through the lens of gender. His humanitarian approach to economics has been crucial to the development of several aspects of feminist economics and gender analysis. This book outlines the range and usefulness of his work for gender analysis while also exploring some of its silences and implicit assumptions. The result is a collection of groundbreaking and insightful essays which cover major topics in Sen's work, such as the capability approach, justice, freedom, social choice, agency, missing women and development and well-being. Perspectives have been drawn from both developing and developed countries, with most of the authors applying Sen's concepts to cultural, geographic and historical contexts which differ from his original applications. Significant highlights include a wide-ranging conversation between the book's editors and Sen on many aspects of his work, and an essay by Sen himself on why he is disinclined to provide a definitive list of capabilities. These essays were previously published in Feminist Economics.

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	August 2005
First published:	November 2005
Editors:	Bina Agarwal • Jane Humphries • Ingrid Robeyns
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 25mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	360
ISBN-13:	978-0-415-37253-4
Categories:	Books > Business & Economics > Economics > Economic theory & philosophy Promotions
LSN:	0-415-37253-4
Barcode:	9780415372534

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