The Standard of Living: Tanner Lectures, Clare Hall, Cambridge 1985 (Tanner Lectures in Human Values) - Softcover

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Synopsis

Amartya Sen reconsiders the idea of 'the standard of living'. His argument is conceptual, but it refers to a wide range of examples.

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Book Description

Amartya Sen reconsiders the idea of 'the standard of living'. He rejects the more conventional economic interpretations in terms of 'unity' and of wealth or 'opulence', and suggests an interpretation in terms of the 'capabilities and freedoms' that states of affairs do or do not allow.

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