Sen and Sensibility
A Look at the Welfare Economics of Amartya Sen
Whatever we understand and enjoy in human products instantly becomes ours. Wherever they might have their origin; Let me feel with unalloyed gladness that all the great glories of man are mine. Rabindranath Tagore
This paper offers a brief history of Nobel prize winning economist Amartya K. Sen and his work; reviews some of the groundbreaking work in the area of welfare economics that inspired Sen; and provides a brief analysis of the issues discussed.
Introduction
Economist Amartya K. Sen of India received the 1998…
