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Development as freedom /

Sen, Amartya, 1933-

Development as freedom / Amartya Sen. - New York : Anchor books, 1999. - xvi, 366 p. : ill. ; 20 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [299]-351) and index.

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 crisis -- 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.

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Economic development.
Liberty.

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