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Next forum: Sunday 21 February 2010

 

The next meeting of the Economy Forum will be at 2pm Sunday 21 February. Please email if you would like to attend.

 

Daniel Ben-Ami will introduce a discussion on The Redefinition of Poverty: looking at the shift away from quantitative to qualitative measures such as wellbeing and happiness.
Suggested readings:

Questions to consider:

  1. How does Sen understand poverty?
  2. How does he use the concepts freedom and equality? How does his usage differ from that of others?
  3. What is meant by a capability approach?
  4. What is the significance of the quote from Aristotle on p253?
  5. How does Sen's approach to happiness differ from Layard's?
  6. What are the practical consequences of Sen's overall approach?
  7. Is it fair to call him a growth sceptic?

Is this discussion appropriate for an economics workgroup?