Amartya Sen: One of the world's foremost thinkers, AMARTYA SEN teaches economics and philosophy at Harvard University, and was earlier Master of Trinity College, Cambridge. He has served as President of the American Economic Association, the Indian Economic Association, the International Economic Association, and the Econometric Society. His awards include the Bharat Ratna (India), Commandeur de la légion d'honneur (France), the National Humanities Medal (USA), Honorary Companion of Honour (UK), Ordem Nacional do Mérito Científico (Brazil), and the Nobel Prize in Economics.

This book definitely offers a very accessible -- and very necessary -- introduction to these issues.

• Foreword by Gopalkrishna Gandhi ; Editors' Preface ; Introduction by Amartya Sen ; 1.India Through Its Calendars ; 2. The Play's the Thing ; 3. The Smallness Thrust Upon Us ; 4. Hunger: Old Torments and New Blunders ; 5. Speaking of Freedom: Why Media Is Important for Economic Development ; 6. Sunlight and Other Fears: The Importance of School Education as a Source of Nourishment for Indian Children ; 7. Sharing the World: Interdependence and Global Justice ; 8. The Country of First Boys ; 9. Poverty, War and Peace ; 10. What Should Keep Us Awake at Night ; 11. What Difference Can Tagore Make? ; 12. A Wish a Day for a Week ; 13. On Nalanda University ; Name Index ; Subject Index ; About the Author

Amartya Sen: One of the world's foremost thinkers, AMARTYA SEN teaches economics and philosophy at Harvard University, and was earlier Master of Trinity College, Cambridge. He has served as President of the American Economic Association, the Indian Economic Association, the International Economic Association, and the Econometric Society. His awards include the Bharat Ratna (India), Commandeur de la légion d'honneur (France), the National Humanities Medal (USA), Honorary Companion of Honour (UK), Ordem Nacional do Mérito Científico (Brazil), and the Nobel Prize in Economics.

This book definitely offers a very accessible -- and very necessary -- introduction to these issues.

• Foreword by Gopalkrishna Gandhi ; Editors' Preface ; Introduction by Amartya Sen ; 1.India Through Its Calendars ; 2. The Play's the Thing ; 3. The Smallness Thrust Upon Us ; 4. Hunger: Old Torments and New Blunders ; 5. Speaking of Freedom: Why Media Is Important for Economic Development ; 6. Sunlight and Other Fears: The Importance of School Education as a Source of Nourishment for Indian Children ; 7. Sharing the World: Interdependence and Global Justice ; 8. The Country of First Boys ; 9. Poverty, War and Peace ; 10. What Should Keep Us Awake at Night ; 11. What Difference Can Tagore Make? ; 12. A Wish a Day for a Week ; 13. On Nalanda University ; Name Index ; Subject Index ; About the Author