Publisher Summary This chapter discusses the concept of development. It is not hard to see
why the concept of development is so essential to economics in general. Economic …

Objective To conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis of cohort studies of body mass
index (BMI) and the risk of all cause mortality, and to clarify the shape and the nadir of the …

There is increased recognition by the world’s scientific, industrial, and political communities
that the concentrations of greenhouse gases in the earth’s atmosphere, particularly CO2, are …

… Sen uses the discipline of social choice theory (a subject he has helped to … Sen's previously
unpublished Arrow Lectures included here. The essays in these volumes contribute to Sen's …

In this elegant critique, Amartya Sen argues that welfare economics can be enriched by
paying more explicit attention fo ethics, and that modern ethical studies can also benefit from a …

The primary aim of this paper is to propose a new measure of poverty, which should avoid
some of the shortcomings of the measures currently in use. An axiomatic approach is used to …

Capability is not an awfully attractive word. It has a technocratic sound, and to some it might
even suggest the image of nuclear war strategists rubbing their hands in pleasure over some …

" The main focus of this book is on the causation of starvation in general and of famines in
particular. The author develops the alternative method of analysis--the'entitlement approach'--…

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 …

Originally published in 1970, this classic study has been recognized for its groundbreaking
role in integrating economics and ethics, and for its influence in opening up new areas of …