Glimpses of Amartya Sen’s Contribution to Economics

Abstract

Prof. Amartya Sen is world‟s most renowned and influential intellectual, thinker and philosopher. His academic contribution to economics is perhaps much wider than any contemporary economist. Sen has made several contributions to research on fundamental problems in economics, especially welfare economics. His contribution ranged over axiomatic theory of social choice, welfare economics, development economics, economic methodology, construction of poverty indices, empirical studies of famines, and political and legal philosophy among other fields.