Development as Freedom

Social aspectsEconomic developmentLibertyEconomic conditionsSocial aspects of Economic development

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About this book

**Development as Freedom** is a 1999 book about international development by Indian economist and philosopher Amartya Sen. The American edition of the book was published by Alfred A. Knopf. (Source: [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Development_as_Freedom))

Themes & subjects

Social aspectsEconomic developmentLibertyEconomic conditionsSocial aspects of Economic developmentFree enterprise

Setting

Developing countries20th century

About the author

Amartya Sen

3 November 1933

Amartya Kumar Sen (born 3 November 1933) is an eminent economist and philosopher, who since 1972 has taught and worked in India, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Sen has made contributions to welfare economics, social choice theory, economic and social justice, economic theories of famines, and indices of the measure of well-being of citizens of developing countries. **Source**: [Amartya Sen](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amartya_Sen) on Wikipedia.