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Commodities and Capabilities
Amartya Sen
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Description for Commodities and Capabilities
Paperback. This text presents a set of inter-related theses concerning the foundations of welfare economics, and in particular about the assessment of personal well-being and advantage. The argument focuses on the capability to function, questioning in the process the standard emphasis on opulence or utility. Num Pages: 102 pages, tables. BIC Classification: JKS; KCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 143 x 6. Weight in Grams: 106.
Commodities and Capabilities presents a set of inter-related theses concerning the foundations of welfare economics, and in particular about the assessment of personal well-being and advantage. The argument presented focuses on the capability to function, i.e. what a person can do or can be, questioning in the process the more standard emphasis on opulence or on utility. In fact, a person's motivation behind choice is treated here as a parametric variable which may or may not coincide with the pursuit of self-interest. Given the large number of practical problems arising from the roles and limitations of different concepts of interest ... Read more
Commodities and Capabilities presents a set of inter-related theses concerning the foundations of welfare economics, and in particular about the assessment of personal well-being and advantage. The argument presented focuses on the capability to function, i.e. what a person can do or can be, questioning in the process the more standard emphasis on opulence or on utility. In fact, a person's motivation behind choice is treated here as a parametric variable which may or may not coincide with the pursuit of self-interest. Given the large number of practical problems arising from the roles and limitations of different concepts of interest ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
OUP India India
Number of pages
102
Condition
New
Number of Pages
102
Place of Publication
New Delhi, India
ISBN
9780195650389
SKU
V9780195650389
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-3
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