What's the point of a development strategy?

Sen, Amartya (1997) What's the point of a development strategy? DEDPS (3). Suntory and Toyota International Centres for Economics and Related Disciplines, London, UK.

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Abstract

Standard indicators of economic success leave out many aspects of development that are crucial to the well-being and freedom of citizens. We have to examine critically the ends as well as the means involved in development strategies. The impact of public education, health care, social security, etc. have to be seen both in terms of their direct effects on human capabilities and their indirect consequences on people's lives through raising productivity and earning powers, and through helping to reduce the burden, especially on young women, of high fertility. The two aspects have to be considered together.

Item Type:	Monograph (Discussion Paper)
Official URL:	http://sticerd.lse.ac.uk
Additional Information:	© 1997 Amartya Sen
Divisions:	STICERD
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HC Economic History and Conditions H Social Sciences > HV Social pathology. Social and public welfare. Criminology
JEL classification:	O - Economic Development, Technological Change, and Growth > O1 - Economic Development > O10 - General D - Microeconomics > D6 - Welfare Economics > D60 - General
Date Deposited:	08 Jul 2008 14:02
Last Modified:	11 Dec 2024 18:24
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/6705

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