{"product_id":"an-analysis-of-amartya-sens-development-as-freedom-development-as-freedom-paperback","title":"An Analysis of Amartya Sen's Development as Freedom - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJanna Miletzki\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eNick Broten\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAmartya Sen uses his 1999 work\u003cem\u003e Development as Freedom\u003c\/em\u003e to evaluate the processes and outcomes of economic development. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHaving come to the conclusion that development is best summed up as the expansion of freedom, Sen examines traditional definitions and understandings of the term. He says people tend to think of freedoms as economic (the freedom to enter into market exchanges) or political (the freedom to vote and be an active citizen), and tries to understand why the definition has been so narrow hitherto. He concludes that an evaluation of true freedom must necessarily include the freedom to access social services such as healthcare, sanitation and nutrition, just as much as it must acknowledge economic and political freedoms. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvaluating the relevance of the current thinking behind development, Sen concludes that the term 'freedom' cannot simply be about income. In many ways, measuring income does not account for various \"unfreedoms\" (manmade or natural bars to wellbeing) that hinder development. Sen's evaluation is all the more powerful for its clarity: \"The freedom-centered perspective has a generic similarity to the common concern with \"quality of life.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJanna Miletzki\u003c\/strong\u003e is researching for a PhD in human geography at LSE.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNick Broten\u003c\/strong\u003e was educated at the California Institute of Technology and the London School of Economics. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 98\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.2 x 7.81 x 5.06 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 05, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42107553185927,"sku":"9781912127047","price":14.51,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/dbc2cc6ac6fc1dde5c3ddcdc11468802.webp?v=1732456948","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/an-analysis-of-amartya-sens-development-as-freedom-development-as-freedom-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}