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amartya sen is thomas w. lamont university professor, and professor of economics and philosophy, at harvard university and was until 2004 the master of trinity college, cambridge. he is also senior fellow at the harvard society of fellows. earlier on he was professor of economics at jadavpur university calcutta, the delhi school of economics, and the london school of economics, and drummond professor of political economy at oxford university.
amartya sen has served as president of the econometric society, the american economic association, the indian economic association, and the international economic association. he was formerly honorary president of oxfam and is now its honorary advisor. his research has ranged over social choice theory, economic theory, ethics and political philosophy, etc. amartya sen’s books have been translated into more than thirty languages.
