Across the world, in Africa, Asia, Latin America, everywhere, there is a widespread recognition on the part of the parents, too, that the children's life will go much better by being educated. And that applies to girls as well as boys.
Economic growth without investment in human development is unsustainable - and unethical. - Amartya Sen
Economic growth without investment in human development is unsustainable - and unethical.
- Amartya Sen
A society can be Pareto optimal and still perfectly disgusting. - Amartya Sen
A society can be Pareto optimal and still perfectly disgusting.
It is important to reclaim for humanity the ground that has been taken from it by various arbitrarily narrow formulations of the demands of rationali… - Amartya Sen
It is important to reclaim for humanity the ground that has been taken from it by various arbitrarily narrow formulations of the demands of rationali…
Human development, as an approach, is concerned with what I take to be the basic development idea: namely, advancing the richness of human life, rath… - Amartya Sen
Human development, as an approach, is concerned with what I take to be the basic development idea: namely, advancing the richness of human life, rath…
Starvation is the characteristic of some people not having enough food to eat. It is not the characteristic of there being not enough food to eat. - Amartya Sen
Starvation is the characteristic of some people not having enough food to eat. It is not the characteristic of there being not enough food to eat.
The themes that the anti-globalization protesters bring to the discussion are of extraordinary importance. However, the theses that they often bring … - Amartya Sen
The themes that the anti-globalization protesters bring to the discussion are of extraordinary importance. However, the theses that they often bring …
Democracy is a universal value - Amartya Sen
Democracy is a universal value
Thailand's economic development was driven by educational expansion. That has been a very dramatic factor, and South Asia had been pretty miserable i… - Amartya Sen
Thailand's economic development was driven by educational expansion. That has been a very dramatic factor, and South Asia had been pretty miserable i…
The success of a society is to be evaluated primarily by the freedoms that members of the society enjoy. - Amartya Sen
The success of a society is to be evaluated primarily by the freedoms that members of the society enjoy.
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