Ethics, Rationality, Freedom: Amartya Sen's Development Theory

Author: Zhou Wenwen
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Publish Date: 2006-06-01
Features: This is a book on development economics written by Amartya Sen, a Nobel laureate in Economics. The book is divided into four chapters: Guiding development with ethical principles, Striving for development with rationality, Viewing development through freedom: Freedom and development from the perspective of capability, and Development from the perspective of freedom. Research on Amartya Sen's thought in China is still in its early stages, and many of his works and papers have not been translated or introduced. Additionally, Sen's development theory spans numerous fields such as economics, ethics, politics, philosophy, sociology, mathematics, and more, all of which have indeed increased the difficulty of this research. As an initial exploration, the goal of this book is to clarify the development exploration of a highly influential economist in the contemporary era by elaborating on his relevant theories, thereby sparking a shared discussion among people about "what exactly does human development do."