Arguments for a better world : Vol. 1. Ethics, welfare and measurement : essays in honor of Amartya Sen / [electronic resource] edited by Kaushik Basu, Ravi Kanbur. Ethics, welfare, and measurement Basu, Kaushik. Kanbur, S. M. Ravi. Sen, Amartya, 1933- Welfare economics. Institutional economics. Economics Moral and ethical aspects. HB846 330 22 Includes bibliographical references and index. Description based on print version record. This volume of essays, written in honor of Amartya Sen, covers the range of contributions that Sen has made to knowledge. They are written by some of the world's leading economists philosophers and social scientists, and address topics such as ethics, welfare economics, poverty, gender, human development society, and politics. Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2008. 2008. 2008 Text 1 online resource (704 p.) http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199239115.001.0001 eng