On economic inequality

Author(s)

• Sen, Amartya Kumar
• Foster, James E. (James Eric)

Bibliographic Information

On economic inequality

Amartya Sen

Clarendon, 1997

Enl. ed

• : hbk
• : [pbk.]

Note

Enlarged edition with a substantial annexe 'On economic inequality after a auarter century', James Foster and Amartya Sen

Bibliography: p. [221]-251

Includes indexes

Description and Table of Contents

Description

First published in 1973, this book presents a systematic treatment of the conceptual framework as well as the practical problems of measurement of inequality. Alternative approaches are evaluated in terms of their philosophical assumptions, economic content, and statistical requirements. In a new introduction, Amartya Sen, jointly with James Foster, critically surveys the literature that followed the r s1ication of this book, and also evaluates the main analytical issues in the appraisal of economic inequality and poverty.

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Details

• NCID: BA29881966
• ISBN:
  • 9780198292975
  • 9780198281931
• Country Code: uk
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Oxford
• Pages/Volumes: xii, 260 p.
• Size: 22 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : HB99.3
  • DC : 330.15/5
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Welfare economics
  • LCSH : Equality