Rationale Dummköpfe. Eine Kritik der Verhaltensgrundlagen der Ökonomischen Theorie

Amartya Sen's most cited and influential essay: Economic theory reduces humans to greed and selfishness. However, in concrete situations, people often pursue strategies that are not purely self-serving but rather multifaceted. In reality, there are motives and actions based on altruistic commitments, without which every political and economic system would have to collapse. Sen demonstrates that the simplifications of economic theory are not only shortsighted or incorrect but even harmful.