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A Macat Analysis of Amartya sen's development as freedom

Economist Amartya Sen's 1997 work Development as Freedom presents a "middle way" approach to how we should look at international development, based on the idea that its success or failure cannot be measured by income alone. Having grown up in India, Sen brings his own understanding of...

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Main Author: Miletzki,Janna
Other Authors: Brotten,Nick
Format: Printed Book
Published: London Routledge 2017
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