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Resources, Values And Development by Amartya Sen - Exam
  • 1. Which concept is central to Sen's approach to development?
A) Profit
B) Capabilities
C) Inflation
D) Capital
  • 2. What does Sen argue is more important than income in assessing human well-being?
A) Employment rates
B) Functionings and capabilities
C) Wealth distribution
D) GDP per capita
  • 3. In Sen's framework, what does 'agency' refer to?
A) The ability to act on one's own behalf
B) Market participation
C) Passive acceptance
D) Economic self-interest
  • 4. Which book by Sen discusses the idea of capabilities extensively?
A) Capital in the Twenty-First Century
B) Development as Freedom
C) Principles of Economics
D) The Wealth of Nations
  • 5. What critiques does Sen make of traditional welfare economics?
A) Complex tax systems
B) Inflation control
C) Focus on macroeconomic indicators
D) Neglect of individual capabilities
  • 6. What does Sen identify as crucial for expanding people's capabilities?
A) Foreign investments
B) Tax cuts
C) Education
D) Trade agreements
  • 7. Sen emphasizes the importance of which type of justice?
A) Retributive justice
B) Economic justice
C) Social justice
D) Legal justice
  • 8. What is one of Sen's major contributions to understanding hunger?
A) Famine as a result of climate change
B) Famine as a failure of entitlements
C) Famine as a result of population growth
D) Famine as a natural disaster
  • 9. What is the 'capability approach' concerned with?
A) Enhancing individual freedoms and opportunities
B) Maximizing economic output
C) Redistributing wealth
D) Increasing production capacities
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