Showing papers by "Amartya Sen published in 1973"
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01 Jan 1973
TL;DR: In this paper, Amartya Sen relates the theory of welfare economics to the study of economic inequality and presents a systematic treatment of the conceptual framework as well as the practical problems of measurement of inequality.
Abstract: In this classic text, first published in 1973, Amartya Sen relates the theory of welfare economics to the study of economic inequality. He presents a systematic treatment of the conceptual framework as well as the practical problems of measurement of inequality. In his masterful analysis, Sen assesses various approaches to measuring inequality and delineates the causes and effects of economic disparities. Containing the four lectures from the original edition as well as a new introduction, this timeless study is essential reading for economists, philosophers, and social scientists. In a new introduction, Amartya Sen, jointly with James Foster, critically surveys the literature that followed the publication of this book, and also evaluates the main analytical issues in the appraisal of economic inequality and poverty.
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01 Jan 1973
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01 Jan 1973
TL;DR: In this article, the authors present a systematic treatment of the conceptual framework as well as the practical problems of measurement of inequality, and evaluate alternative approaches in terms of their philosophical assumptions, economic content, and statistical requirements.
Abstract: First published in 1973, this book presents a systematic treatment of the conceptual framework as well as the practical problems of measurement of inequality. Alternative approaches are evaluated in terms of their philosophical assumptions, economic content, and statistical requirements. In a new introduction, Amartya Sen, jointly with James Foster, critically surveys the literature that followed the r s1ication of this book, and also evaluates the main analytical issues in the appraisal of economic inequality and poverty.
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01 Jan 1973
TL;DR: The problem of brain drain has not been viewed in quite such unequivocal terms in the recent literature on economic development as discussed by the authors, which is not surprising since a systematic migration of a large part of the skilled and technologically sophisticated labour force from an under-developed country would indeed pose a serious challenge to the economic, technological and scientific development of such a country.
Abstract: When in A.D. 1600 the question was asked in Oxford University’s Arts Seminar: ‘An peregrinatio conducat ad philosophandum?’ (‘Does migration stimulate philosophical thinking?’), the precaution was taken of requiring the students to answer the question in the affirmative.2 The problem of ‘brain drain’ has not been viewed in quite such unequivocal terms in the recent literature on economic development. This is not surprising since a systematic migration of a large part of the skilled and technologically sophisticated labour force from an under-developed country would indeed pose a serious challenge to the economic, technological and scientific development of such a country.
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