by Amartya Sen
This is a treatise on the importance of individual freedom, both as an end in itself and as the best means of economic development. It is based on a series of lectures Sen gave in 1996-7, which netted him a Nobel Prize in Economic Science. Nearly two decades later, all of his points seem obvious, b...
See this review. I don't think I can agree more. My review would be redundant, and well, badly written.
While I have labeled this book as both sociology and econ, it is primary econ. I can't recall ever reading an econ book, so this is my first. It was a good book (4 stars!) but it seemed to jump around a lot. The author did relate everything he discussed back to his main theme, but there were points ...
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