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Development is a complex issue and has different meanings to different people. While a common perspective equates economic growth with development, literature notes that the concept is much broader and is linked with living standards—how people live and what they can do or cannot do. To this end, Amartya Sen has made important contributions in introducing a framework for development.
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Kakwani, N., Son, H.H. (2016). Introduction. In: Social Welfare Functions and Development. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-58325-3_1
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