Development as Freedom is a book focused on international development written by economist Amartya Sen.
Amartya Sen posits that all individuals are endowed with a certain set of capabilities while it is simply a matter of realising these capabilities that will allow a person to escape from poverty and their state of 'unfreedom'. Sen questions a fundamental assumption of development economics, arguing that income poverty should not be the single m...
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Development as Freedom is a book focused on international development written by economist Amartya Sen.
Amartya Sen posits that all individuals are endowed with a certain set of capabilities while it is simply a matter of realising these capabilities that will allow a person to escape from poverty and their state of 'unfreedom'. Sen questions a fundamental assumption of development economics, arguing that income poverty should not be the single most important factor in determining development. Sen argues that in spite of a world of sheer abundance, there simultaneously exist populations living in a state of 'unfreedom', unable to realise their capabilities.
Sen attempts to expand the basic interpretations of freedom by examining five elemental forms of instrumental freedoms: political freedoms, economic facilities, social opportunities, transparency guarantees, and protective security. These forms of freedom are complementary, remaining interrelated and inextricable. For Sen, these...
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