Amartya Sen, (born 3 November 1933) is an Indian economist who was awarded the 1998 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences for his contributions to welfare economics and social choice theory, and for his interest in the problems of society's poorest members.
ˈæmɑːɹɾɪə sˈɛn, bˈɔːɹn θɹˈiː noʊvˈɛmbɚ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi θɹˈiː ɪz ɐn ˈɪndiən ɪkˈɑːnəmˌɪst hˌuː wʌz ɐwˈɔːɹdᵻd ðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti ˈeɪt noʊbˈɛl məmˈoːɹɪəl pɹˈaɪz ɪn ˌiːkənˈɑːmɪk sˈaɪənsᵻz fɔːɹ hɪz kˌɑːntɹɪbjˈuːʃənz tə wˈɛlfɛɹ ˌiːkənˈɑːmɪks ænd sˈoʊʃəl tʃˈɔɪs θˈiəɹi, ænd fɔːɹ hɪz ˈɪntɹɛst ɪnðə pɹˈɑːbləmz ʌv səsˈaɪəɾiz pˈʊɹɹɪst mˈɛmbɚz.