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On Ethics and Economics by Amartya Kumar Sen is a philosophy book available to read on EtoBox.
What is On Ethics and Economics about?
<p>In this elegant critique, Amartya Sen argues that welfare economics can be enriched by paying more explicit attention to ethics, and that modern ethical studies can also benefit from a closer contact with economies. He argues further that even predictive and descriptive economics can be helped by making more room for welfare-economic considerations in the explanation of behaviour.</p>
Who reads On Ethics and Economics?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Amartya Kumar Sen
- Publisher
- Wiley-Blackwell (an imprint of John Wiley & Sons Ltd)
- Published
- 1987
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780631164012
- Category
- philosophy
- Subjects
- Economics, Fiction, Business
- Rating
- 3.97 / 5 (254 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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