Justice and development in Amartya Sen’s though

This article aims to present an overview of Amartya Sen’s thought, relating to his writings on political philosophy and his contributions to the field of development economics. This paper shows how justice and development are highly related in Sen’s approach based on the concept of capability. Along...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor: Kang, Thomas H.
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2011
País:Brasil
Institución:EDITORA 34
Repositorio:Revista de Economia Política
Idioma:portugués
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs2.centrodeeconomiapolitica.org:article/408
Acceso en línea:https://centrodeeconomiapolitica.org.br/repojs/index.php/journal/article/view/408
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:justiça
desenvolvimento
Amartya Sen
abordagem de capacidade
justice
development
capability approach
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Sumario:This article aims to present an overview of Amartya Sen’s thought, relating to his writings on political philosophy and his contributions to the field of development economics. This paper shows how justice and development are highly related in Sen’s approach based on the concept of capability. Along with this paper, we will present some debates between Sen and John Rawls, beside other critics. This is done to explain the complex theoretical system elaborated by him. In concluding, the paper shows that the objective of Sen is to find a satisfactory concept of development that is explicit in its ethical presumptions. JEL Classification: O15; I30; B31.