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A review by baghaii
Development as Freedom by Amartya Sen
challenging
informative
slow-paced
4.0
In this book, Sen explains that there are some core freedoms that lead to development that then lead to even more freedom.
The basic freedoms include democracy. No one dies of a famine in a democracy, even a really poor one because the political classes feel the pain of the famine and attempt to do things to fix it.
They also include freedom from bondage. That means that people are free to seek out whatever work they would like.
They include education, healthcare, and the ability of women to approach equality.
The book was a long slog, and there are a lot of references to Adam Smith, John Stuart Mill, and Friedrich Hayek. There are also references to some philosophers including Kant.
The basic freedoms include democracy. No one dies of a famine in a democracy, even a really poor one because the political classes feel the pain of the famine and attempt to do things to fix it.
They also include freedom from bondage. That means that people are free to seek out whatever work they would like.
They include education, healthcare, and the ability of women to approach equality.
The book was a long slog, and there are a lot of references to Adam Smith, John Stuart Mill, and Friedrich Hayek. There are also references to some philosophers including Kant.