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“Human life depends not only on income but also on social opportunities, [for example] what the state does for educating.”

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Amartya Sen
Amartya Sen

Amartya Sen is an Indian economist renowned for his contributions to welfare economics, development economics, and ethics. He won the Nobel Prize in Economics in 1979 and is considered one of the most outstanding economists of the 20th century. more

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