Inequality Reexamined (Sen Amartya)(Paperback)

Inequality Reexamined (Sen Amartya)(Paperback)

The noted economist and philosopher Amartya Sen argues that the dictum 'all people are created equal' serves largely to deflect attention from the fact that we differ in age, gender, talents, and physical abilities as well as in material advantages and social background. He argues for concentrating

An Analysis of Amartya Sen's Inequality Re-Examined (Klein Elise)(Paperback)

Amartya Sen's Inequality Re-Examined is a seminal text setting out a theory to evaluate social arrangements and inequality. By asking the question, 'equality of what'?, Sen shows that (in)equality should be assessed as human freedom; for people to have the ability to pursue and achieve goals they

Amartya Sen (Hamilton Lawrence)(Paperback)

Amartya Sen is one of the world's best-known voices for the poor, the destitute and the downtrodden and an inspiration for policy makers and activists across the globe. He has also contributed almost without peer to the study of economics, philosophy and politics, transforming social choice theory,

Collective Choice and Social Welfare - Expanded Edition (Sen Amartya FBA)(Paperback / softback)

Home in the World - A Memoir (Sen Amartya FBA)(Pevná vazba)

Hinduism - with a New Foreword by Amartya Sen (Sen K. M.)(Paperback / softback)

The essential guide to one of the world's most diverse and fascinating faiths, with a Foreword by Amartya Sen K. M. Sen discusses the evolution of Hinduism's central systems of belief and codes of conduct, as well as popular cults and sects such as Bhakti, Tantrika and the mystics of North India,

Idea of Justice (Sen Amartya FBA)(Paperback / softback)

Is justice an ideal, for ever beyond our grasp, or something that may actually guide our practical decisions and enhance our lives? This book offers a fresh approach to mainstream theories of justice. It shows how the principles of justice in the modern world must avoid parochialism and address

Demystifying Rising Inequality in Asia (Huang Bihong)(Paperback)

A Discourse on Inequality (Rousseau Jean-Jacques)(Paperback)

In A Discourse on Inequality, Rousseau sets out to demonstrate how the growth of civilization corrupts man's natural happiness and freedom by creating artificial inequalities of wealth, power and social privilege. Contending that primitive man was equal to his fellows, Rousseau believed that as

Do We Need Economic Inequality? (Dorling Danny)(Paperback)

Although economic inequality provokes widespread disquiet, its supposed necessity is rarely questioned. At best, a basic level of inequality is seen as a necessary evil. At worst, it is seen as insufficient to encourage aspiration, hard work and investment - a refrain sometimes used to advocate

Discourse on the Origin of Inequality (Rousseau Jean-Jacques)(Paperback / softback)

Price of Inequality (Stiglitz Joseph)(Paperback / softback)

Explains why we are experiencing destructively high levels of inequality - and why this is not inevitable. This book focuses chiefly on the gross inequality to which these systems give rise, but also explains how inextricably interlinked they

Using Entrepreneurship and Social Innovation to Mitigate Wealth Inequality (Lyons Thomas S.)(Paperback)

Economic inequality continues to contribute to political and social instability around the world. This instability stifles development and results in widening the wealth gap between the 'haves' and 'have nots,' further eroding stability. It has been argued that entrepreneurship is a prime

Peak Inequality: Britain's Ticking Time Bomb (Dorling Danny)(Paperback)

Dorling brings together new material alongside a selection of his most recent writing on inequality from publications including the Daily Telegraph, the Guardian, New Statesman, Financial Times and the China People's Daily. He explores whether we have now reached 'peak inequality' and concludes by

Creative Justice: Cultural Industries, Work and Inequality (Banks Mark)(Paperback)

Creative Justice examines issues of inequality and injustice in the cultural industries and cultural workplace. It first aims to 'do justice' to the kinds of objects and texts produced by artists, musicians, designersand other kinds of symbol-makers - by appreciating them as meaningful goods with

Divide - A Brief Guide to Global Inequality and its Solutions (Hickel Jason)(Paperback / softback)

Duveen (Behrman SN)(Paperback / softback)

Inequality: What Everyone Needs to Know(r) (Galbraith James K.)(Paperback)

Over the past thirty years, the issue of economic inequality has emerged from the backwaters of economics to claim center stage in the political discourse of America and beyond---a change prompted by a troubling fact: numerous measures of income inequality, especially in the United States in the

Development and Underdevelopment - The Political Economy of Global Inequality (Seligson Mitchell A.)(Paperback / softback)

Inequality in U.S. Social Policy: An Historical Analysis (Warde Bryan)(Paperback)

In Inequality in US Social Policy: An Historic Analysis, Bryan Warde illuminates the pervasive and powerful role that social inequality based on race and ethnicity, gender, immigration status, sexual orientation, class, and disability plays and has historically played in informing social policy

Unknown Soldier (Seneviratne Seni)(Paperback / softback)

Quilling: 20 Beautiful Designs (Runa Sena)(Paperback)

Give People Money - The simple idea to solve inequality and revolutionise our lives (Lowrey Annie)(Paperback / softback)

Weapons of Math Destruction - How Big Data Increases Inequality and Threatens Democracy (O'Neil Cathy)(Paperback / softback)