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Amartya Sen

Reimagining Economic Growth Through Individual Freedom and Social Accountability

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Author: Amartya Sen

Narrator: Brian

Format: MP3

ISBN: 9780385720274

Language: English

Publish Date: 01/01/1999

Audiobook length: 31min

Development as Freedom Audiobook by Chapters

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Chapter 1: What Does Development as Freedom Say?

00:0004:06

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Chapter 2: Why Does Development as Freedom Matter?

00:0003:47

Chapter 3: Module 1: The Author and the Historical Context

00:0008:16

Chapter 4: Module 2: Academic Context

00:0008:49

Chapter 5: Module 3: The Problem

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Chapter 6: Module 4: The Author’s Contribution

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Chapter 7: Module 5: Main Ideas

00:0006:52

Chapter 8: Module 6: Secondary Ideas

00:0008:07

Chapter 9: Module 7: Achievement

00:0006:46

Chapter 10: Module 8: Place in the Author’s Work

00:0008:39

Chapter 11: Module 9: The First Responses

00:0008:50

Chapter 12: Module 10: The Evolving Debate

00:0009:17

Chapter 13: Module 11: Impact and Influence Today

00:0007:29

Chapter 14: Module 12: Where Next?

00:0006:21

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The summary audiobook of "Development as Freedom" by Amartya Sen is ideal for policymakers, students, and anyone interested in economics, sociology, or international development. It offers valuable insights into the interconnection between economic growth and individual freedom, making it particularly beneficial for those looking to understand how development can empower individuals and promote social justice. Furthermore, activists and professionals in the fields of humanitarian aid and global policy will find its concepts essential for fostering sustainable change and improving quality of life in diverse communities.

3 quotes from Development as Freedom

"Freedom is not merely the absence of restraint; it is the presence of opportunity."
"Development consists of the removal of various types of unfreedoms that leave people with little choice and little opportunity for personal development."
"Poverty is seen as a deprivation of basic capabilities rather than merely as lowness of incomes."

Author : Amartya Sen

Amartya Kumar Sen is a distinguished Indian economist renowned for his groundbreaking contributions to welfare economics and social choice theory, for which he received the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences in 1998. He is particularly celebrated for his research on the causes of famine, leading to practical strategies for addressing food shortages. Currently, Sen holds the position of Thomas W. Lamont University Professor and Professor of Economics and Philosophy at Harvard University, where he also serves as a senior fellow at the Harvard Society of Fellows. Additionally, he is a Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge, having previously served as its Master from 1998 to 2004, making history as the first Asian and first Indian to lead an Oxbridge college. His influential writings have been translated into over thirty languages, and he is actively involved with Economists for Peace and Security. Sen has been recognized as one of Time magazine's "60 years of Asian Heroes" and featured in its "100 most influential persons in the world."

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