The Standard of Living

Klappentext Amartya Sen reconsiders the idea of 'the standard of living'. His argument is conceptual, but it refers to a wide range of examples. Zusammenfassung Amartya Sen reconsiders the idea of 'the standard of living'. He rejects the more conventional economic interpretations in terms of 'unity' and of wealth or 'opulence'! and suggests an interpretation in terms of the 'capabilities and freedoms' that states of affairs do or do not allow. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction Geoffrey Hawthorne; 1. The standard of living: lecture I, concepts and critiques Amartya Sen; 2. The standard of living: lecture II, lives and capabilities Amartya Sen; 3. Professor Sen on the standard of living John Muellbauer; 4. The standard of living: uncertainty, inequality and opportunity Ravi Kanbur; 5. Commoditisation and the standard of living Keith Hart; 6. The standard of living: interests and capabilities Bernard Williams; 7. Reply Amartya Sen; Bibliography; Index.

Product details

• Authors: Amartya Sen, Amartya K. Sen
• Assisted by: Geoffrey Hawthorn (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 08.12.1988
• EAN: 9780521368407
• ISBN: 978-0-521-36840-7
• Dimensions: 140 mm x 215 mm x 8 mm
• Series: Tanner Lectures in Human Value; Tanner Lectures in Human Values; Tanner Lectures in Human Value
• Subjects: Education and learning > Teaching preparation > Vocational needs; Humanities, art, music > Philosophy; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works