Development as Freedom by Amartya Sen | Book Club

Suggested by: Extra
Pages to read: 279
ISBN: 9780307874290 (Originally listed edition, & Edition Eugene is using)

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While reading the book, consider the below questions:
•What is the raison d’etre of the book? For what purpose did the author write the book? Why do people read this book?
•What are some limitations of the book?
•To whom would you suggest this book?
•Why provide freedoms when developing the economy?
•What are the freedoms?
•What are the limits to freedoms?
•What are unfreedoms?
•What is the role markets?
•What is the role of statecraft?
•What is agency?
•What is the purpose for wealth?
•How does politics and economics affect each other?
•Why do politicians repress people?
•What are the roles of freedom?
•What are the instrumental freedoms?
•What are theories of justice?
•What is utilitarianism?
•How does poverty deprive capabilities?
•What is the effect of democracy?

Your questions are important and will take priority. If you have questions about the book's content or related ideas, either let me know what your questions are or raise them during the discussion.