Amartya Sen, is Lamont University Professor at Harvard. He received the Nobel Prize in Economics in 1998.
His most recent book is Identity and Violence: The Illusion of Destiny. (March 2009)
This article contains a bright reflection on the current economic crisis.
Citing brilliant economists since Adam Smith, John Maynard Keynes, Arthur Cecil Pigou, we can find some of the causes of the financial collapse we are experiencing, as well as an overview of the innovative ideas of Adam Smith, contained in his most famous book, The Wealth of Nations, but until now little explored.
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