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Development as Freedom wrap-up, Re-read Saturday, Development As Freedom, Week 14

Today, I will capture a few thoughts from our re-read of Development As Freedom. When this book was recommended, I viewed it as a stretch. Developmental economics is not a... Read More

Individual Freedom As A Social Commitment, Re-read Saturday, Development As Freedom, Week 14,  Chapter 12

This is the last chapter in Development as Freedom. Next week, we will conclude the re-read with a few thoughts and chart a course for the next book. Thoughts? As... Read More

Culture And Human Rights,  Re-read Saturday, Development as Freedom, Chapter 10, Week 13

This chapter of  Development as Freedom by Amartya Sen explores the “intellectual edifice of human rights.” The concept of human rights is often trotted out almost like a totem in... Read More

Population, Food, and Freedom,  Re-read Saturday, Development as Freedom, Chapter 9, Week 12

Sen begins Chapter 9 of Development as Freedom with the sentence: “The contemporary age is not short of terrible and nasty happenings, but the persistence of extensive hunger in a... Read More

Women’s Agency and Social Change, Re-read Saturday, Development as Freedom, Chapter 8, Week 11

The idea of agency plays a central role in Chapter 8 of Development as Freedom by Amartya Sen. The concept of agency is often misunderstood. Paraphrasing Wikipedia (to make it... Read More

Famines and Other Crises, Re-read Saturday, Development as Freedom, Chapter 7, Week 10

Chapter 7 of  Development as Freedom by Amartya Sen, Famines and Other Crises, examines the impact of freedoms and leadership through the lens of famines and other crises. This chapter... Read More