AMARTYA SEN ANDHUMAN DEVELOPMENTPoverty, Gender Disparity, Ethics

Editors

APARNA BHARDWAJANIL KUMAR THAKUR

Published on behalf ofTHE INDIAN ECONOMIC ASSOCIATION

DEEP & DEEP PUBLICATIONS P V I LTD.F-159, Rajouri Garden, New Delhi-110 027

Contents

Preface ix

List of Contributors xi

Introduction xv

PART I

AMARTYA SEN ON POVERTY

1. M.P. Singh and Pramod Kumar JhaProductive Compass of Entitlements andDeprivation 3

2. B.S. SreekantaradhyaAmartya Sen on Hunger, Famine and Poverty 12

3. Shikha and Utnesh Prasad,Amartya Sen's View on Poverty, Famine andWelfare Economics 23

4. Bijaya K. PandaAnalysis of Sen's Poverty Measures :Traditional, Axiomatic and Ethical Approach 36

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5. Anju KohliInequality in Social Sector and Poverty :Sen Model 64

6. Ratan Lai BasuPoverty Removal and Amartya Fallacy :A Critique 91

7. Abhisek Kumar and Balakant SharmaAmartya Sen's Thoughts on Surplus,Labour and Hunger 101

8. Chittabrata Chakrabarti and Saumyabrata ChakrabartiAmartya Sen : Traverse from Famine andPoverty to Public Action and Welfare 107

9. Tapan Kumar ShandilyaViews of Amartya Sen on Welfare Povertyand Famine 117

10. Manish Dev"Capability Approach" and Poverty Alleviation :Amartya Sen's Contribution 144

11. R.N. Pandey, U.N. Choubey and Jitendra Kumar SharmaAmartya Sen on Social Choice, Ethics,Poverty and Famine 159

PART II

AMARTYA SEN ON HUMAN DEVELOPMENT

12. Arun Prabha Choudhary andAmarendra Kumar SinghAmartya Sen and Human Development 169

13. Balwan Singh and S.D. ChamolaAmartya Sen's Argumentative Indian 190

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14. Shyam Sunder Singh Chauhan and Sudhir SharmaCapability Approach of Amartya Sen :An Alternative Approach of Human Development 201

15. Rashmi Akhoury and Mirdula KumariAmartya Sen : Human Aspect of Development 212

PART III

AMARTYA SEN ON ECONOMICS,PHILOSOPHY, WELFARE AND ETHICS

16. Dalip Kumar, Sukhmani Das and B.K. PandeyThe Conscience of Economics : Amartya Sen 233

17. Bazighah Abdul Haque and Mohd. Izhar AhmadAmartya Sen an Economist for Humanity andFriendship 242

18. Subodh Kumar Sinha and Anirudha KumarEconomic Philosophy of Amartya Sen 252

19. U.S. LeelavathiA Few Policy Imperatives 260

20. MM. GodEconomics and Philosophy of Amartya Sen 274

21. Debjani RayEconomics of Amartya Sen 284

22. Upendra Sah, H.L. Ram and Ashish KumarAmartya Sen and Welfare Economics 295

23. Poonam Kumari and Satyendra PrajapatiAmartya Sen and His Ideas 307At a Glance—Early Life and Education

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24. Vedagiri ShanmugasundaramEconomic Philosophy of Professor Amartya Sen :Its Oriental Sweep and Substance 317

25. J.L. LaliwalaEconomics of Prof. Amartya K. Sen . 326

26. Arun Kumar Sharma, Manindra Kumar Singhand Ramesh Chandra ChoudharyAmartya Sen's Philosophy on Freedom,Justice and Famine 336

27. Ghanshyam PurbeyAmartya Sen :The Latest Prophet of Economic Development 344

PART IV

AMARTYA SEN ON GENDER DISCRIMINATION

28. Neena Malhotra and ParulAmartya Sen's Concept of Gender Disparity :Evidence from India 359

29. /. MaheswariFrom Womb to Tomb : A Review on MissingWomen Through the Perspectives ofAmartya Sen 373

Index 391