Development as Freedom
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Development as Freedom is a seminal book by economist Amartya Sen that argues true development should be understood as the expansion of people's substantive freedoms and capabilities rather than merely economic growth.
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book
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development studies book → economics book → non-fiction book → |
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democracy has intrinsic and instrumental value for development
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development should be evaluated by expansion of capabilities → markets are important but require supportive social and political institutions → no substantial famine has ever occurred in a functioning democracy with a free press → poverty is capability deprivation → |
| author |
Amartya Sen
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| countryOfOrigin |
United Kingdom
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United States → |
| definesConcept |
instrumental freedoms
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| genre |
development economics
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political philosophy → welfare economics → |
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considered a seminal work on the capability approach
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widely cited in development economics → |
| influencedField |
capability approach literature
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development policy debates → human development index approach → human rights and development discourse → poverty measurement and assessment → |
| language |
English
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| listsInstrumentalFreedom |
economic facilities
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political freedoms → protective security → social opportunities → transparency guarantees → |
| mainSubject |
capability approach
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democracy → development as expansion of freedoms → economic development → human development → human rights → inequality → poverty → social justice → |
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hardcover
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paperback → print → |
| notableIdea |
capabilities versus utilities or resources
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development as expansion of substantive freedoms → freedom as both the primary end and principal means of development → instrumental freedoms → |
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~366
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| publicationYear |
1999
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| publisher |
Oxford University Press
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| relatedAuthor |
Martha Nussbaum
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| relatedWork |
Inequality Reexamined
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The Idea of Justice → |
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Inequality Reexamined
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The Idea of Justice → |
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Martha Nussbaum
("capabilities approach to human development")
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Amartya Sen
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