Amartya Sen Professions : Economist Born : November 3, 1933 Browse All Authors Top 153 quotes by Amartya Sen Poverty is not just a lack of money; it is not having the capability to realize one's full potential as a human being Amartya Sen full-potential poverty realizing Economic growth without investment in human development is unsustainable - and unethical. Amartya Sen investment growth development Human development, as an approach, is concerned with what I take to be the basic development idea: namely, advancing the richness of human life, rather than the richness of the economy in which human beings live, which is only a part of it. Amartya Sen economy development ideas I believe that virtually all the problems in the world come from inequality of one kind or another. Amartya Sen kind believe world Education makes us the human beings we are. It has major impacts on economic development, on social equity, gender equity. In all kinds of ways, our lives are transformed by education and security. Even if it had not one iota of effect [on] security, it would still remain in my judgment the biggest priority in the world. Amartya Sen priorities impact development The success of a society is to be evaluated primarily by the freedoms that members of the society enjoy. Amartya Sen members enjoy Poverty is the deprivation of opportunity. Amartya Sen challenges opportunity inspire Empowering women is key to building a future we want Amartya Sen empowering keys want Starvation is the characteristic of some people not having enough food to eat. It is not the characteristic of there being not enough food to eat. Amartya Sen characteristics enough people No famine has ever taken place in the history of the world in a functioning democracy. Amartya Sen democracy taken world We need to ask the moral questions: Do I have a right to be rich? And do I have a right to be content living in a world with so much poverty and inequality? These questions motivate us to view the issue of inequality as central to human living. Amartya Sen issues views needs Any classification according to a singular identity polarizes people in a particular way, but if we take note of the fact that we have many different identities - related not just to religion but also to language, occupation and business, politics, class and poverty, and many others - we can see that the polarization of one can be resisted by a fuller picture. So knowledge and understanding are extremely important to fight against singular polarization. Amartya Sen fighting class knowledge Globalization can be very unjust and unfair and unequal, but these are matters under our control. Its not that we dont need the market economy. We need it. But the market economy should not have priority or dominance over other institutions. Amartya Sen priorities unjust needs Education makes human beings more articulate. It transforms people. You can think differently about the world. It makes it possible for you to get jobs. It makes a dramatic difference. It generates a social equity that we need. Amartya Sen differences jobs thinking Imparting education not only enlightens the receiver, but also broadens the giver - the teachers, the parents, the friends. Amartya Sen educational parent teacher Progress is more plausibly judged by the reduction of deprivation than by the further enrichment of the opulent Amartya Sen reduction deprivation progress Freedoms are not only the primary ends of development, they are also among its principal means. Amartya Sen development ends mean Economics, as it has emerged, can be made more productive by paying greater and more explicit attention to the ethical considerations that shape human behaviour and judgment. Amartya Sen challenges attention inspire Human ordeals thrive on ignorance. To understand a problem with clarity is already half way towards solving it. Amartya Sen ignorance half way Human life depends not only on income but also on social opportunities, [for example] what the state does for educating. Amartya Sen example doe opportunity Similar Authors Bryan Caplan economist Burton Malkiel economist Bruno Frey economist Brian Wesbury economist Branko Milanovic economist Andrew Samwick economist All Authors
