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The Economic Impact of Gender Inequality

Creating a Positive Emotional Relationship With Money

What happens to the economy when women have fewer rights than men? What’s the best way to fix the gender bias against women? Amartya Sen in Development as Freedom states that misogyny is preventing developing countries from flourishing. Depriving women of basic rights has proven to increase crime rates and reduce female life expectancy, which means that fewer people can contribute to the economy. Learn more about the economic impact of gender inequality and how to put a stop to it.

What Makes a Person Evil? How Morals Get Corrupted

What makes a person evil? Is it easy to become evil? The Lucifer Effect dives into the circumstantial factors that Philip Zimbardo believes can influence anyone to do evil. These factors include identity cues, social pressures, and losing awareness of individuality. Keep reading to learn what makes someone evil.

Decision Hygiene: Principles and Best Practices

What is decision hygiene? How can following the decision hygiene principles help you filter out noise and bias and make the best choices? The term “decision hygiene” comes from the book Noise by Daniel Kahneman, Olivier Sibony, and Cass R. Sunstein. The book focuses on how to improve the judgments that affect some of the most important aspects of our lives, including our justice system, medical care, education, and business decisions. Here’s how to practice good decision hygiene, according to Noise.

Development as Freedom by Amartya Sen: Overview

What’s Amartya Sen’s Development as Freedom about? What are the key messages to take away from the book? In Development as Freedom, Amartya Sen argues that economic development goes beyond increasing wealth—it’s about expanding freedom. His book explores his reasoning, his definition of freedom and justice, and what it means to be poor. Below is a brief overview of the key takeaways of Amartya Sen’s Development as Freedom.

The Importance of Female Education Across the World

Why do women need to have a well-rounded education? How does a woman’s education affect child mortality and fertility rates? Giving women the right to education has many benefits. They can get a better job and make more money, thus increasing their income. They’ll also be more aware of family planning techniques, which allows them to take better care of children or not have children at all. Check out Amartya Sen’s view on the importance of female education, explained in his book Development as Freedom.

Women’s Economic Empowerment—The Benefits

What are the economic reasons behind empowering women? What benefits do women gain through basic human rights and education? In Development as Freedom, Amartya Sen claims that a bias against women is holding developing countries back from growing socially and economically. By giving women the freedom to pursue an education and have a job, they have the power to change communities or nations. Let’s look at the importance of women’s economic empowerment in any part of the world.

The Lucifer Effect: Quotes by Philip Zimbardo

Are you looking for The Lucifer Effect quotes? What does Philip Zimbardo have to say about the Stanford Prison Experiment? In The Lucifer Effect, Philip Zimbardo, the psychologist famous for running the notorious Stanford Prison Experiment, argues that most of us drastically misunderstand human evil. This misunderstanding causes many unsuspecting people to willingly participate in evil and abuse. Here are the best quotes from The Lucifer Effect with explanations.

John Rawls’ Principles of Justice: Pros and Cons

What are John Rawls’ principles of justice? How does his theory exercise fairness and give people free agency? The Rawlsian justice theory is described in Development as Freedom by Amartya Sen, who compares the relatively modern theory to utilitarianism and libertarianism. John Rawls’ theory proposes an emphasis on liberty to allow people to succeed or fail at their own will. Check out more on the pros and cons of Rawls’ principles of justice.

Amartya Sen: Poverty Is About More Than Just Income

What is poverty, according to Amartya Sen? How can we approach poverty as a social problem? In Development as Freedom, Nobel Prize-winning economist Amartya Sen argues that economic development is about more than increasing wealth—it must be about expanding freedom. Poverty shouldn’t be just about the amount of income you make; it’s also about the lack of rights you have. Learn more about this ethical approach by Amartya Sen, poverty as capability deprivation, and development as freedom.

3 Reasons Why Poverty Is a Social Problem

Is poverty a social problem? Why is poverty heavily associated with wealth and income? Should it be? While income is still widely considered an income problem, economist and philosopher Amartya Sen says that poverty is created and enhanced by a lack of human rights and freedom. In Development as Freedom, Sen claims that focusing only on income just creates more social issues. Let’s look at three reasons why poverty is a social problem.