Over the last decade, Amartya Sen's approach has been a leading one and it goes without saying that his contributions - culminated in Development as Freedom - to development studies have been remarkable. While freedom is of course important, the author contends that Sen's privileging of unfreedom as the causal factor in underdevelopment overlooks some important elements of vulnerability which derive not only from unfreedom, but also from the structure of power. This is the reason why the author re-considers Sen's theories in the light of the critical importance of the vulnerability concept....
Over the last decade, Amartya Sen's approach has been a leading one and it goes without saying that his contributions - culminated in Development as F...
Though recently improved, Chinese legislation on environmental permits is still weak and urgent measures are needed to help the country in moving towards an effective permitting system. This book examines this legislation gap and presents a contribution to solving China’s pollution problems.
Though recently improved, Chinese legislation on environmental permits is still weak and urgent measures are needed to help the country in moving towa...
