Bio
Nobel Prize winner Amartya Sen is Lamont University Professor and professor of economics and philosophy at Harvard University and was until recently the master of Trinity College, Cambridge. He has served as president of the Econometric Society, the Indian Economic Association, the American Economic Association and the International Economic Association. He was formerly honorary president of OXFAM and is now its honorary Advisor.
Featured Work
OCT 8, 2009 • Podcast
The Idea of Justice
The traditional theory of social justice is out of touch with practical realities, says Nobel Laureate Amartya Sen. Instead he proposes a theory of comparative ...
APR 26, 2006 • Podcast
Identity and Violence
Conflict and violence are sustained by the illusion of a unique identity, overlooking the need for reason and choice in deciding on bonds of class, ...
MAY 25, 1997 • Article
Morgenthau Lectures (1981–2006): Human Rights and Asian Values
Human rights are neither a uniquely Western phenomenon nor a hindrance to economic development, the charges usually leveled against those who seek to implement human ...
MAR 4, 1996 • Article
Human Rights Dialogue (1994–2005): Series 1, Number 4 (Spring 1996): Three Years After the Bangkok Declaration: Articles: Thinking About Human Rights and Asian Values
To see the conflict over human rights as a battle between Western liberalism and Asian reluctance distracts attention from the central issues: In the battle ...