The Concept of Human Development: A Comparative Study of Amartya Sen and Martha Nussbaum

This thesis is an examination of the concept of human development and does a comparative study of Amartya Sen and Martha Nussbaum. Sen rectifies the emphasis on income by welfare economics, and argues for the ‘equality of capability’; a goal that he says can be achieved by means of the intrinsic and...

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Main Author: Maboloc, Christopher Ryan
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: Linköpings universitet, Centrum för tillämpad etik 2008
Subjects:
HDI
Online Access:http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-11974