A Balanced View of Development as Freedom
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A balanced view of development as freedom
Amartya Sen, in his most recent book Development as Freedom, argues that expansion of human freedom should both be viewed as the primary end and the principle means of development. This paper provides an overview and a critical scrutiny of the Senian perspective from the point of view of an economist. First, I discuss to what extent Sen’s normative theory of development justifies a particular f...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Forum for Development Studies
سال: 2001
ISSN: 0803-9410,1891-1765
DOI: 10.1080/08039410.2001.9666170