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