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expanding the influence of cultures among one another. One proponent for globalization is Amartya Sen who bases his positive globalization beliefs off of various benefits such as economic, social, and political prosperity.
In December of 1990, Noble-Prize winning economist, Dr. Amartya Sen wrote a ground –breaking article in the New York Review of Books entitled “More Than 100 Million Women Are Missing,” in which he summarized and publicized his thesis, that world –wide and especially in Asia, women are very neglected and decimated before birth, which reflect in the population’s total. He compared the ratios of women to men in Europe (1.06) and North America (1.05) with those in South Asia, West Asia and China (0
complementary macro-economic new growth theories of the 1980s advocated investment in human capital, and hence, education as necessary for growth in knowledge-based economies through increased productivity and knowledge spill-overs (Romer, 1986). However, Amartya Sen’s work on ‘development as freedom’ in the late 1980s and early 1990s created a paradigm shift in theory and policy for economic development and steered the discourse on human welfare beyond mathematical calculations of rates of return. This paper
issue. Famous theories have built upon one another, giving the next generation new ideas to sift through and ultimately attempt to uncover a viable option to help those in need. The recently introduced Capabilities Approach published by economist Amartya Sen and philosopher supported by Martha Nussbaum gives the most applicable solution to a continuingly complicated problem. While revolutionary, the Capabilities Approach was only conceivable due to centuries of meticulous contemplation of a global issue
human beings have (Nussbaum, 1997, p.273), capabilities realistically look at what opportunities individuals have and what they are actually able to do or be in their situations or contexts (Nussbaum, 1997, p.285; Whiteside & Mah, 2012, pp.923-4). Amartya Sen and Martha Nussbaum are the central pioneers of the capabilities approach (Alexander, 2004, p.451). The primary concept of the capabilities approach is that is asks questions about individuals situations and opportunities such as, “what is this
In this essay I will discuss both Peter Unger’s ideas on the poverty problem from his book “Living High and Letting Die” and Martha Nussbaum’s critique of it in her article “If Oxfam Ran the World”, as well as my own view on their arguments. After I go over both of their basic ideas, I shall discuss Unger’s response to the review and his defence of his philosophies. Finally, I argue as to why I find Nussbaum’s reasoning more logical and persuasive. Peter Unger attempts to persuade his audience into
2.1 Capability approach In order to liberate women from gender imbalances Amartya Sen suggest that it is inevitable to give women equal opportunities as a source of empowerment. The main idea of bringing the capability approach in this discussion is to provide various opportunities for individual to know themselves and the environment with them. On the other hand the capability approach collaborates well with Paulo Freire’s philosophy of education. This he does through his work on Capability Approach
Amartya Sen’s book entitled ‘Peace and Democratic Society’2 describes a lot how the media raises important issues about corruption, violence and the downfall of man- issues that “might otherwise never be publicly debated or addressed”. Thus, studying media
In preparation for this reflection paper I watched Frontline: Two American Families, read two peer reviewed articles, and reflected on the personal experiences I had with poverty in my own life. As I watched the families of the Newman’s and the Stanley’s grow over the course of twenty years I could not help but notice how their lives are a mere reflection of not just my life, but the lives of almost every family in America who struggle to put food on the table and clothes on their children’s back
Many people would say that convicts deserve nothing more than basic existence because of the crime(s) that they have committed and although I agree I feel that they also deserve a chance to better themselves and attempt to legally rise above their pasts. I mean to a certain degree their debts to society have been paid and what better incentive to stop them from re-offending than giving them a true feeling of self-efficiency or somewhat of an equal chance as the rest of the nation’s population.
major oversight. In this case, using both the tools of HD and ED permits development practitioners to assess the situation on the ground in a more comprehensive manner and tailor programs to meet the needs of different groups. Cases like this abound; Sen (1999) presents the example of Kerala, which reduced income poverty with only moderate economic growth, owing to expansion of health care programs and more equitable land distribution (p. 31). Here, equal access to land, stimulates more opportunities
“The Idea of Justice” by Amartya Sen is a book that discusses how justice is defined and approached. Sen is a professor at Harvard University and the 1998 recipient of the Nobel Prize in Economics (Sen, 2009). His other written works include topics on Indian history and culture, social choice theory, and welfare economics (Encyclopaedia Britannica, 2014). Sen’s book is divided into four parts. His writing style is easy to follow. He would make note of discussing a topic in future chapters, remind
Universal Value, Amartya Sen asserts that democracy is a universal value. In order to develop his argument Sen needs to state his definition of democracy and define what he means by universal value. In the course of Sen's argument he gives his view of the relationship between democracy and the economy. He then defends his view of democracy as a universal value against a main argument that deals with cultural differences between regions. Amartya Sen uses a maximum definition of democracy. Sen believes
Capabilities approach pioneered by Amartya Sen and Martha Nussbaum is the theoretical framework that provides a foundation for assessing human well-being in terms of functionings and freedoms that individuals possess under certain political and social conditions. In contrast to alternative theories like utilitarianism that solely focuses on subjective phenomenon as pleasure in evaluating living standards, or commodity-focused approach that sees opulence as an objective indicator of welfare, capabilities
Capabilities approach pioneered by Amartya Sen and Martha Nussbaum is the theoretical framework that provides a foundation for assessing human well-being in terms of functionings and freedoms that individuals possess under certain political and social conditions. In contrast to alternative theories like utilitarianism that solely focuses on subjective phenomenon as pleasure in evaluating living standards, or commodity-focused approach that sees opulence as an objective indicator of welfare, capabilities
In “Mrs. Sen’s”, Lahiri portrayed Mrs. Sen as a cultural outsider to the American society and a cultural insider in her microcosm, that apartment she decorated to resemble India. Interestingly, Lahiri portrayed Eliot as a cultural outsider to Mrs. Sen version of “little” India and a cultural insider of the American society. In other words, both Mrs. Sen and Eliot are mirror images of each other as they were going through a very similar transformation process from a cultural outsider to a cultural
Settled in the end of the fifth century, two groups established themselves in what is now present day Cambodia. The Champa controlled the central and southern part of Vietnam and the Funan is the southernmost part Vietnam and present-day Cambodia. Influences from both China and India were obvious as dance and music spread throughout the area. Ruling on its own till 1864 when the French absorbed it into French Indochina Along with Laos and Vietnam. For nearly a century, the French exploited Cambodia
The Communist Party of Kampuchea, also known as the Khmer Rouge, took control of Cambodia on April 17, 1975, which lasted until January 1979. For their three-year, eight-month, and twenty-one day rule of Cambodia, the Khmer Rouge committed some of the most heinous crimes in current history. The main leader who orchestrated these crimes was a man named Pol Pot. In 1962, Pol Pot had become the coordinator of the Cambodian Communist Party. The Prince of Cambodia, Norodom Sihanouk, did not approve of
The rise of nationalist movements and the modern nation-state has affected women’s political and economic participation and social freedoms. Based on the following documents, there were many opportunities and barriers that nationalist movements posed concerning women's rights in the twentieth century. Many women saw the opportunities of the movements accessible to women, but other women focused on the barriers and didn’t feel that the opportunities were accessible. As stated before, many women who