Amartya Sen

I just heard Nobel Laureate Economist Amartya Sen interviewed on KQED. He works in areas that are not that fashionable in Econ circles: poverty, famine, development, etc. He is on a book tour to promote his latest book:

Identity and Violence-The Illusion of Destiny: (His) take on terrorism, the myth of Islam vs the West and the clash of civilisations.

I really liked what he had to say on a variety of subjects, and I liked that he was very humble and not forecful. I can't wait to read the book. Look for the podcast here.