Development as Freedom

"Development as Freedom is a general exposition of the economic ideas and analyses of Amartya Sen, winner of the 1998 Nobel Prize in Economic Science. This treatise analyzes the nature of contemporary economic development from the perspective of human freedom. Freedom, Sen persuasively argues, is at once the ultimate goal of economic life and the most efficient means of realizing general welfare. It is a good to be enjoyed by the world's entire population."--BOOK JACKET. "This is a landmark work that shows how in individual human freedom - the exclusive possession, Sen shows, of no particular nation, region or historical, intellectual or religious tradition -lies the capacity for political participation, economic development and social progress."--BOOK JACKET. Publisher Fact Sheet From the winner of the 1998 Nobel Prize in Economic Science: the most comprehensive & accessible explanation of his stunning new theory of global economic development, which places individual human freedom & the general welfare of the world's population squarely at the center of economic thought. Adopting the unprecedented point of view of economic development as the expansion of the real freedoms that people enjoy. Development as Freedom systematically argues for an understanding of the relation between economics & human capability & possibility. Amartya Sen's analysis takes as its perspective the welfare of all the world's people (including those denied the most elementary forms of freedom, such as freedom from hunger, illiteracy, & early death), & demonstrates how only through the expansion of freedom can economic, social, & political considerations be integrated to produce policies conducive to world-wide economic development beneficial to all. Development as Freedom lays the foundation for a radically new understanding of human economic activity & its optimistic implications for global progress. Not since Adam Smith's The Wealth of Nations has there been a work of economic theory of such extraordinary importance General Exposition Of The Economic Ideas And Analyses Of Amartya Sen, Winner Of The 1998 Nobel Prize In Economic Science. This Treatise Analyzes The Nature Of Contemporary Economic Development From The Perspective Of Human Freedom. -- Jacket. 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. Amartya Sen. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [299]-351) And Indexes. **Development as Freedom** is a 1999 book about international development by Indian economist and philosopher Amartya Sen. The American edition of the book was published by Alfred A. Knopf. (Source: [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Development_as_Freedom)) The winner of the 1998 Nobel Prize in Economics presents an incisive explication of his theory of global economic development, that links individual human freedom and the welfare of the world's population with worldwide economic development