![]() ![]() The importance of individual freedom is critical in the concept of development. Unfreedom can arise through inadequate processes or inadequate opportunities. The view of freedom that is being taken here involves both the processes that allow freedom of actions and decisions, and the actual opportunities that people have, given their personal and social circumstances. Political liberty and civil freedoms are also important on their own, and do not have to be justified indirectly in terms of their effects on the economy. For example, many people in third world countries lack basic opportunities of health care, or functional education, or gainful employment, or economic and social security.Įconomic development has many dimensions, including economic security. There are many ways in which people are deprived of their freedom. Development must be more concerned with enhancing the lives we lead and the freedoms we enjoy. But this relation is not exclusive or uniform, since the impact of wealth on our lives varies with other influences. The usefulness of wealth is in the things it allows us to do. The issue is not the ability to live forever on which Maitreyee concentrated, but the capability to live a good life while you are alive. There is a connection between opulence and achievements, but the link may or may not be strong and depend on many other circumstances. ![]()
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