Sen, Amartya
Development as Freedom
- ISBN 13:
- 9780198297581
- author:
- Sen, Amartya
- format:
- HardBack
- publisher:
- OUP Oxford
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 1999
- Pages:
- 382
- Genre:
- Development studies
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Development as Freedom by Amartya Sen explores how freedom is essential to human well-being and social progress. Despite unprecedented economic growth, millions of people worldwide remain unfree due to poverty, social deprivation, or political tyranny.
Sen argues that development should aim to spread freedom and its benefits to those who are currently denied it. He examines the relationship between collective wealth and individual freedom, highlighting how social institutions like markets, politics, and media contribute to development by enhancing individual liberty.
Through his analysis, Sen shows how values, institutions, and development are interconnected, and how economics can be used to address the social basis of individual well-being and freedom. This book offers a thought-provoking framework for understanding the complex relationships between freedom, development, and human flourishing.
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