Development as Freedom

384 Pages·2000·20.13 MB·English

by  Amartya Kumar Sen

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DEVELOPMENT AS FREEDOM

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CONTENTS
LisotfI llustrations I. X
Preface Xl.
Acknowledgments XV
IntroducDteivoenl:o pmaesn t
Freedom
3
I TheP erspecotfFi rveee dom 1
3
2 TheE ndsa nd tMheea nosf D evelopment
35
3 Freedom tahnFed o undatioofJn uss tice 54
4 PoveratsyC apabiDleiptryi vation 87
MarketSst,a taen dS ociOaplp ortunity III
5
6 TheI mportaonfcD ee mocracy I46
7 Faminaensd O theCrr ises r6o
8 Women'Asg encayn dS ociCahla nge 18
9
PopulatFiooonda, n dF reedom 204
9
IO Cultua1·nedH umanR ights 227
II SociCahlo ice Iannddi viBdeuhaalv ior 24
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12 IndiviFdrueaeld oas ma Social
Commitment 282
Notes 299
Indebxy N ame
353
Indebxy S ubject 61
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ILLUSTRATIONS
FIGUREI .I VariatioMnasl eSi unr viRvaatle bsy Region 22
!.2 Variatiino nFse male SRuartvebisyvR aelg ion 23
2.! GNP perC api(tUa. SD.o llaarnsdL) i fe
ExpectaantBc iyr t1h9,9 4 47
2.2 ImprovemeinnLt isfE ex pectainnEc nyg land
andW ale1s9,0 I-I96o 50
2.3 Growtohf G DP( U.Ka.n)d D ecadIanlc reases
inL ifEex pectaantBc iyr t(hE nglaanndd
Wales1)9,0I -I96o 52
4·1 MortalRiattyRe a tioofsB lactkosW hites
(Age3d5 -54)A,c tuaanld A djustfeodr
FamiIlnyc ome 97
4·2 Female-Male iRnTa ottiaPolos p ulatiino n
SelecCtoemdm unities !04
7·1 FoodG raiAnvsa liabiliinBt ayn gladesh,
1971-1975 r66
9·I FoodP ricienCs o nsta1n9t90 U .SD.o llars 208
TABLE 4.1 Indiaan dS ub-SahaArfarni ca:
SelecCtoemdp aris(o1n9s9 1) roo
9.1 IndicoefFs o odP roductioHne apdbe yr Regi2o0n6s
9.2 FoodPr icienCs o nsta1n9t90 U .SD.o llars:
1950-195t2o1 995-1997 207
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