It is widely recognized that health is influenced by a variety of social, economic and environmental factors, and not just by access to health care. The extensive empirical literature on the social determinants of-- and inequalities in-- health has yet to be matched by an appreciation of thenormative underpinnings of health equity.Health equity expresses a commitment of public health to social justice, which raises a series of ethical issues. Why, if at all, should a concern with health equity be singled out from the pursuit of social justice in general? What is the extent of social--as opposed to individual--responsibilityfor health? What ethical problems arise in evaluating population health and health inequalities? How sensitive should the pursuit of health equity be to contextual considerations in contrast to universal values?In addressing these important questions, this volume examines the foundations of health equity. With contributions from distinguished philosophers, anthropologists, economists, and public-health specialists, it centres on five major themes: what is health equity?; health equity and its relation tosocial justice; health inequalities and responsibilities for health; ethical issues in health evaluation and prioritization; and anthropological perspectives on health equity.
Anand, Peter, Sen
OTHER PLACES WHERE AMARTYA WAS A CONTRIBUTOR
Choice, welfare, and development: a festschrift in honour of Amartya K. Sen
By Amartya Kumar Sen, Kaushik Basu, Prasanta K. Pattanaik, Kōtarō SuzumuraCulture and Public Action
Book overview
How does culture matter for development? Do certain societies have cultures which condemn them to poverty? Led by Arjun Appadurai, Mary Douglas, and Amartya Sen, the anthropologists and economists in this volume contend that culture is central to development, and that cultural processes are neither inherently good nor bad and never static. Rather, they are contested and evolving, and can be a source of profound social and economic transformation through their influence on aspirations and collective action; yet they can also be exploitative, exclusionary, and can lead to inequality. Culture and Public Action includes case studies from Africa, Asia, and Latin America, which examine the role of culture in community-based development, ethnic conflict, famine relief, gender discrimination, and HIV-AIDS policy. The editors conclude by proposing how a “cultural lens” can better inform future research and public policy on development. Accessible, balanced, and engaging, this book will be of interest to anyone concerned with the relationship between culture and economics, and the design and implementation of development policy. FOR THE FOLLOWING he contributed an intro: From poverty to power: how active citizens and effective states can change ...By Duncan Green, Amartya SenOxfram - not really an academic booik - more practical I guess. ____________ HELPFUL - part on Sen as well: Fifty Major Economists: Book overview
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OLD BOOK BY SEN - 70's WONT NEED BUT GOOD TO KNOW ABOUT
Choice of Techniques: An aspect of the Theory of planned Economic ...
By Amartya SenUnderstanding capitalism: critical analysis from Karl Marx to Amartya Sen
by Douglas Fitzgerald Dowd - Political Science - 2002 - 183 pagesUnderstanding Capitalism combines the essays of seven leading economists, including Robin Hahnel and John Bellamy Foster, in a critical assessment of the ...
Public action to remedy hunger
By Amartya Kumar Sen(only 39 pages - seems localized)
(AMARTYA SEN IN GOOGLE BOOKS - WENT UP TO PAGE 14)
Looks interesting over 1000 p. vo2
The economics of politics, Volume 2
edited by Dennis C. MuellerPrspctvs on economic and human development in China and India
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