Nobel prize for Amartya Sen: a recognition to ethical dimensions of economics

Islahi, Abdul Azim (1998): Nobel prize for Amartya Sen: a recognition to ethical dimensions of economics. Published in: Islamic Economics Bulletin , Vol. 8, No. 5 (1998): p. 1.

Abstract

Nobel prize to Professor Amartya Sen is a recognition to value based orientation and ethical dimensions of economics, and it is this aspect that invites attention of all those who plead for the role of human values and ethics in economics.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Language: English
• Keywords: Amartya Sen, Nobel Prize, Ethics and Economics, empowerment of the poor
• Subjects: Z - Other Special Topics > Z1 - Cultural Economics ; Economic Sociology ; Economic Anthropology > Z12 - Religion; B - History of Economic Thought, Methodology, and Heterodox Approaches > B3 - History of Economic Thought: Individuals > B31 - Individuals; D - Microeconomics > D6 - Welfare Economics > D63 - Equity, Justice, Inequality, and Other Normative Criteria and Measurement; A - General Economics and Teaching > A1 - General Economics > A13 - Relation of Economics to Social Values; I - Health, Education, and Welfare > I3 - Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty > I31 - General Welfare, Well-Being

References

Islamic Economics Bulletin, Aligarh, India. September-October 1998, 8:5