Development as freedom /Amartya Sen.

Name/Title

Development as freedom /Amartya Sen.

Description

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