Development as freedom / Amartya Sen.

Author/creator Sen, Amartya, 1933-
Format Book
Edition1st. ed.
Publication InfoNew York : Knopf, 1999.
Descriptionxvi, 366 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Subjects

Contents 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.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [299]-351) and index.
LCCN 99031061
ISBN0375406190 (alk. paper)

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks HD75 .S455 1999 ✔ Available Place Hold