Volume 12, Issue 2, December 2014, Pages 506–508
Fahd Zulfiqar1 and Shamas ul deen2
1 Pakistan Institute of Development Economics, Quied-e-azam university campus, Islamabad, Pakistan
2 Research Associate, Management Sciences Department, Comsats University, Virtual Campus secretariat, Islamabad, Pakistan
Original language: English
Copyright © 2014 ISSR Journals. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Sen's capability approach differentiates between "being and doing"- with doing defined as what individual is capable of doing. And since individual's capability is dependent on as diverse factors as political voice, education, health, and social facilities, in this way culture turns out to be one of the primal factors affecting behaviors and capabilities of individuals, and that in turn can lead to economic and social development.
Author Keywords: Social and Cultural dimensions, Development, Amartya Sen's lens.
Fahd Zulfiqar1 and Shamas ul deen2
1 Pakistan Institute of Development Economics, Quied-e-azam university campus, Islamabad, Pakistan
2 Research Associate, Management Sciences Department, Comsats University, Virtual Campus secretariat, Islamabad, Pakistan
Original language: English
Copyright © 2014 ISSR Journals. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Abstract
Sen's capability approach differentiates between "being and doing"- with doing defined as what individual is capable of doing. And since individual's capability is dependent on as diverse factors as political voice, education, health, and social facilities, in this way culture turns out to be one of the primal factors affecting behaviors and capabilities of individuals, and that in turn can lead to economic and social development.
Author Keywords: Social and Cultural dimensions, Development, Amartya Sen's lens.
How to Cite this Article
Fahd Zulfiqar and Shamas ul deen, “Social and Cultural dimensions of Development through Amartya Sen's lens,” International Journal of Innovation and Scientific Research, vol. 12, no. 2, pp. 506–508, December 2014.
