What are the strengths and limitations of these approaches for achieving what Amartya Sen (1999) calls “development as freedom”–that is, the capacity to realize one’s full potential as a human being?

Assignment Question Prompt: The 1970s and 1980s represented a key moment of redefinition in the official discourses of “Development.” Rather than prioritize national economic growth through national industrialization, key institutional actors such as the IMF and World Bank and transnational corporations began emphasizing the importance of fostering transnational connections to the broader global economy as … Read more