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.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Amartya Sen, Amartya K. Sen, SEN AMARTYA
• Con la collaborazione di: Geoffrey Hawthorn (Editore), Hawthorn Geoffrey (Editore)
• Editore: Cambridge University Press Academic
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 08.12.1988
• EAN: 9780521368407
• ISBN: 978-0-521-36840-7
• Dimensioni: 140 mm x 215 mm x 8 mm
• Serie: Tanner Lectures in Human Value; Tanner Lectures in Human Values; Tanner Lectures in Human Value
• Categorie: Libri scolastici > Didattica > Formazione professionale; Saggistica > Filosofia, religione > Filosofia: tematiche generali, opere di consultazione; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economics / Theory, Economic theory & philosophy, Economic theory and philosophy