Prof. Amartya Sen

In 1996, he became the first non-American president of the American Economic Association and his reputation was no less on the other side of the Atlantic. Throughout the 1970's and most of the 1980's he was in the best faculties, including the London School of Economics and Oxford. Between 1998 and 2004 he was Master of Trinity College, Cambridge, a coveted post never before held by a non-white, or even a non-Brit. Amartya Sen's books have been translated into more than thirty languages. Professor Sen was best known for his work on the causes of famine, which led to the development of practical solutions for preventing or limiting the effects of real or perceived shortages of food. Time magazine listed him under "60 years of Asian Heroes" and in 2010 included him in their "100 most influential persons in the world".

What he offers you

Professor Amartya Sen provides audiences insights into the debate over globalization He also discusses the deception of using cultural differences between countries as an explanation of economic and political differences.

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A highly confident and passionate speaker Professor Amartya Sen is in great demand from audiences keen to benefit from his invaluable insights.

Languages

He presents in English.

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• The Global Economic Landscape
• Globalisation
• Cultural Differences
• Social Responsibility

• 2009
  The Idea of Justice
• 2006
  Identity and Violence: The Illusion of Destiny
• 2005
  The Argumentative Indian: Writings on Indian History, Culture and Identity
• 2002
  Rationality and Freedom
• 1999
  Development as Freedom
• Reason Before Identity
• 1993
  The Quality of Life
• 1992
  Inequality Reexamined