Development as FreedomAmartya Sen is the most respected and well-known economist of his time. This book is a synthesis of his thought, viewing economic development as a means to extending freedoms rather than an end in itself. By widening his outlook to include poverty, tyranny, lack of opportunity, individual rights, and political structures, Professor Sen gives a stimulating and enlightening overview of the development process. His compassionate yet rigorous analysis will appeal to all those interested in the fate of the developing world, from general reader to specialist. |
Contents
The Perspective of Freedom | 13 |
The ends and the Means of Development | 35 |
Freedom and the Foundations of Justice | 54 |
Poverty as Capability Deprivation | 87 |
Markets States and Social Opportunity III | 146 |
Famines and Other Crises | 160 |
Womens Agency and Social Change | 189 |
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