Welfare, Choice and Development: Essays in Honour of Professor Amartya Sen

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Welfare, Choice and Development: Essays in Honour of Prof. Amartya Sen," reviews the prevalent social, economic and demographic features in India. Such diverse issues as overview of epidemiologic transition, healthcare services, theory of collective choice and welfare, measuring human well-being of the countries: achievements and development indices, post modern response of welfare economics, Sen’s sense of development, gender inequality in the education system, leadership and development, transfer of technology through Panchayati Raj, inequality, problems of primary education and economic development demographic indicators of economic development, the concluding paper contains a comprehensive account of Professor Amartya Sen’s career and his manifold academic and other activities.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Biswanath Ray

Biswanath Ray (b. 1941) is a researcher in the Economic Researcher in the Economic Research Unit of the Indian Statistical Institute, Calcutta. He is associated with the various academic organizations such as Bangla Arthaniti Parishad, Socio-Economic Research Institute, Calcutta, Indian Labour Association, Lucknow, Save the Depressed Children, Calcutta, etc. He is the author of a number of books, research projects and technical reports both in English and Bengali which were reviewed on all India Radio, Calcutta. He did extensive work on small-scale industries in West Bengal and also studies on Sunderbans. He has participated in a number of national conferences / symposia / seminars.