Deprivation Quote by Amartya Sen
“Development requires major source of unfreedom: poverty as well as tyranny, poor economic opportunities as well as systematic social deprivation, neglect of public facilities as well as intolerance or overactivity of repressive states.”
About This Quote
Source Book: Development as Freedom, Amartya Sen, 1999
Freedom is limited by poverty, tyranny, lack of opportunities, social deprivation, and repressive states.
In simple terms: Freedom hindered by poverty and oppression.
Address poverty and oppression.
Themes
Mood
Type
When to use this quote
- policy making
- NGO work
- education reform
- urban planning
- healthcare
Key Concepts
Questions to Reflect On
- What policies can reduce poverty?
- How can societies protect against tyranny?
Complex reforms require political will.