The perspective of freedom -- The ends and the means of development -- Freedom and the foundations of justice -- Poverty as capability deprivation -- Markets, state and social opportunity -- The importance of democracy -- Famines and other crises -- Women's agency and social change -- Population, food and freedom -- Culture and human rights -- Social choice and individual behavior -- Individual freedom as a social commitment.
xvi, 366 pages :illustrations ;25 cm
Book Details
Author
Sen, Amartya
Place Published
City
New York
Date Published
1999
Publication Subjects
Economic development.
Liberty.
Call No.
HD75 .S455 1999
ISBN
9780385720274, 0385720270
LCCN
99031061
Notes
Bibliography Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 299-351) and index.
Carrier type: volumencrdacarrier
Media type: unmediatednrdamedia
Publication Info: {copy}1999