Overcoming the Philosophical Poverty of Economics - A Study of Amartya Sen's Economic Thought

Author: Wang Yanping
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Publish Date: 2006-04-01
Features: Based on a comprehensive review of the author's contributions to economics, this book provides a realistic evaluation of Sen's theories, particularly arguing the significance of Sen's theories in addressing issues such as poverty and inequality in China's economic development. Professor Sen is hailed in the field of global economic research as the "guardian of economic conscience," and this book offers us a comprehensive and systematic opportunity to understand Professor Sen's transcultural compassion. Economics must focus on poverty, on the oppressed and the economically disadvantaged. Professor Sen combines rigorous economic theory with the spirit of moral philosophy to serve economic research aimed at improving the lives of ordinary people. Based on a comprehensive review of the author's contributions to economics, this book provides a realistic evaluation of Sen's theories, particularly arguing the significance of Sen's theories in addressing issues such as poverty and inequality in China's economic development. This book is suitable for economic researchers to reference and study. Professor Sen once said in China: "In recent years, China has achieved remarkable achievements in economic development, which have attracted worldwide attention. However, due to the large population of rural residents in China and the diversity and complexity of its natural conditions, issues such as the widening income gap between different strata and the growing urban-rural divide have also become increasingly prominent."