Development as freedom / Amartya Sen

By:

Sen, Amartya, 1933-

Language: eng Publication details: New York : Oxford university press , 1999Description: 366 p. ; 20 cmISBN:

9780192893307

Subject(s):

LOC classification:

HD 75 S474de 1999

Contents:

Introduction: Development as Freedom -- 1. The Perspective of Fredom -- 2. The ends and the Means of Development -- 3. Freedom and the Foundations of ustice -- 4. Povertyas Capability Deprivation -- 5. Markets, States, nd Social Opportunity -- 6. The Importane of Democracy -- 7. Famines and Other Crises -- 8. Women'sAgency ndSocial Chnge -- 9. Population, Food and Freedom -- 10. Culture and HumanRights -- 11. Social Choice and Individual Behavior -- 12. Individual Freedom as a Social Commitment.

Summary: By the winner of the 1988 Nobel Prize in Economics, an essential and paradigm-altering framework for understanding economic development--for both rich and poor--in the twenty-first century. Freedom, Sen argues, is both the end and most efficient means of sustaining economic life and the key to securing the general welfare of the world's entire population. Releasing the idea of individual freedom from association with any particular historical, intellectual, political, or religious tradition, Sen clearly demonstrates its current applicability and possibilities. In the new global economy, where, despite unprecedented increases in overall opulence, the contemporary world denies elementary freedoms to vast numbers--perhaps even the majority of people--he concludes, it is still possible to practically and optimistically restain a sense of social accountability. Development as Freedom is essential reading. From the Trade Paperback edition.

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Item type	Current library	Home library	Collection	Shelving location	Call number	Copy number	Status	Barcode
Libro	Biblioteca Juan Bosch	Biblioteca Juan Bosch	Ciencias Sociales	Ciencias Sociales (3er. Piso)	HD 75 S474de 1999 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available	00000126843

Introduction: Development as Freedom --
1. The Perspective of Fredom --
2. The ends and the Means of Development --
3. Freedom and the Foundations of ustice --
4. Povertyas Capability Deprivation --
5. Markets, States, nd Social Opportunity --
6. The Importane of Democracy --
7. Famines and Other Crises --
8. Women'sAgency ndSocial Chnge --
9. Population, Food and Freedom --
10. Culture and HumanRights --
11. Social Choice and Individual Behavior --
12. Individual Freedom as a Social Commitment.

By the winner of the 1988 Nobel Prize in Economics, an essential and paradigm-altering framework for understanding economic development--for both rich and poor--in the twenty-first century. Freedom, Sen argues, is both the end and most efficient means of sustaining economic life and the key to securing the general welfare of the world's entire population. Releasing the idea of individual freedom from association with any particular historical, intellectual, political, or religious tradition, Sen clearly demonstrates its current applicability and possibilities. In the new global economy, where, despite unprecedented increases in overall opulence, the contemporary world denies elementary freedoms to vast numbers--perhaps even the majority of people--he concludes, it is still possible to practically and optimistically restain a sense of social accountability. Development as Freedom is essential reading. From the Trade Paperback edition.

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