Amartya Sen as a Neoclassical Economist

Amartya Sen is among the most influential contemporary economists.His work on social choice theory (Sen 1970;1982; 2002;2017), the capabilities approach (Sen 1987a; 1999; 2009), and development economics is characterized by its multidisciplinarity and incorporation of ethical, philosophical, political, and sociological insights.Despite the very high regard in which Sen's work is held and its endorsement by the mainstream (signaled by the receipt of the 1998 Nobel Prize), he is still considered by many as a contrarian and a prominent critic of economic orthodoxy (Alkire 2002;Robeyns 2003;Walsh 2003;