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Development as Freedom

Development as Freedom

EconomicsPolitics
Pages
384
Published
1999
Language
English

Synopsis

Development as Freedom is a landmark work in developmental economics that redefines progress not by GDP or industrial output, but through the expansion of human capabilities — health, education, and political freedom. Amartya Sen argues that poverty should be measured by what people are actually able to do and become, rather the income they earn, and critiques market-driven development models for overlooking systemic inequalities in access to opportunity.

Prose complexity
7/10

Vibe

IntellectualThought-Provoking
Writing5.0Impact5.0Ideas5.0Logic5.0Clarity4.0

Genres

Economics Politics Business Business & Economics

About the author

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Amartya Sen

Amartya Kumar Sen (born 3 November 1933) is an eminent economist and philosopher, who since 1972 has taught and worked in India, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Sen has made contributions to welfare economics, social choice theory, economic and social justice, economic theories of famines, and indices of the measure of well-being of citizens of developing countries. Source: [Amartya Sen](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amartya_Sen) on Wikipedia.

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