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The types of freedom that are essential for a person&#8217;s potential are democratic rights, commercial liberties, public provisions, ethical guardrails, and safety nets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Check out what Sen believes are the most important freedoms a person should have.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-five-types-of-freedom\"><strong>Five Types of Freedom<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>What are the types of freedom? Sen cites<strong> five rights that advance a person\u2019s potential<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Democratic rights<\/li><li>Commercial liberties<\/li><li>Public provisions<\/li><li>Ethical guardrails<\/li><li>Safety nets<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>(Shortform note: Sen\u2019s list of five freedoms is similar to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fdrlibrary.org\/four-freedoms\">the four freedoms that Franklin D. Roosevelt laid out in a famous speech<\/a> in 1941. Roosevelt argued the four fundamental freedoms were: freedom of speech, freedom of worship, freedom from want, and freedom from fear. Like Sen, Roosevelt believed it was the government\u2019s obligation to provide material support and national security to people, in addition to securing their liberties.)&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-1-democratic-rights\">#1: <strong>Democratic Rights<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Sun explains that democratic rights (or political freedoms) are mostly synonymous with the typical civil rights of liberal democracy. They include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The ability to choose who governs and on what principles<\/li><li>The right to freedom of expression and the press<\/li><li>The right to form and choose among political parties<\/li><li>The right to criticize authority figures<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">#2: <strong>Commercial Liberties<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>By commercial liberties, Sen means the freedom of individuals to produce, exchange, and consume their choice of goods and services. Here, Sen focuses on the ability to engage in economic activity free from arbitrary constraints, such as government price controls and forced labor. The right to access financial institutions and credit is also part of economic freedom. This access is crucial because it gives low-income people a chance to earn interest through savings, or to receive loans for new business ventures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">#3: <strong>Public Provisions<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Public provisions refer to having access to services that enable people to live better\u2014such as education and health care.<strong> <\/strong>These provisions allow people to better enjoy other types of freedoms. For example, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/access-to-college\/\">access to education<\/a> provides literacy, which is crucial to exercising political freedoms because it allows citizens to make more informed decisions; good health is important to commercial freedom because it allows people to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/be-more-productive\/\">be more productive<\/a> workers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">#4: <strong>Ethical Guardrails<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Ethical guardrails create openness and trust in social interactions, especially commerce.<strong> <\/strong>According to Sen, ethical guardrails include the \u201cright to disclosure,\u201d or public \u201cright to know,\u201d and other components of business and contract law necessary to prevent government corruption, crooked business practices, and other unethical behavior.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(Shortform note: \u201cRight to disclosure\u201d refers to rules like the SEC\u2019s requirement for publicly traded corporations to release pertinent information about their businesses\u2014such as balance sheets, income statements, and statements of cash flows.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">#5: <strong>Safety Nets<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The last type of freedom is social safety nets, which guard against severe suffering.<strong> <\/strong>Sen distinguishes between fixed insti<em>tutional arrangements<\/em> and <em>ad hoc arrangements<\/em>. <em>Fixed institutional arrangements<\/em> are programs such as supplemental income and unemployment benefits. <em>Ad hoc arrangements<\/em> include disaster relief or emergency public employment. Sen believes both types are important components of development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-major-safety-net-programs-in-the-us\"><strong>Major Safety Net Programs in the US<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Safety nets as a type of freedom remain a contentious subject among economists and policymakers. Sen argues safety nets are necessary to combat poverty and misfortune, while others argue they provide disincentives to work and fail to improve <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/socioeconomic-mobility-in-america\/\">social mobility<\/a> for the poor.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/great-depression-and-the-new-deal\/\">Great Depression<\/a>, the federal government established America\u2019s first safety net programs. Since then, <a href=\"https:\/\/poverty.ucdavis.edu\/article\/war-poverty-and-todays-safety-net-0\">programs have been designed or expanded to broaden their reach<\/a>. Sen considers these programs \u201cfixed institutional arrangements,\u201d and argues they are fundamental to freedom because they fortify people\u2019s capabilities.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The Social Security Act:<\/strong> Passed in 1935, the Social Security Act provides unemployment compensation and is a major source of income for the retired, unemployed, and people with disabilities. It\u2019s currently the largest safety net program in the US, serving about 62 million Americans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Head Start:<\/strong> Established in 1964, Head Start is a pre-kindergarten education program designed to reduce disparities in educational attainment between rich and poor children. It currently serves around 900,000 primarily low-income kids.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program:<\/strong> Also established in 1964, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), commonly referred to as \u201cfood stamps,\u201d provides food vouchers as a means of fighting hunger and food insecurity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Medicare\/Medicaid: <\/strong>In 1965, the US government established Medicare, which provides health insurance to people 65 and over, and Medicaid, which provides coverage to low-income Americans. Combined, more than 100 million people are enrolled in these programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Federal Pell Grant Program: <\/strong>In 1972, the Federal Pell Grant Program became law. It provides tuition and other assistance to low-income college students.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Earned Income Tax Credit: <\/strong>The Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), established in 1975, is a tax credit available to working people of modest income. In 2015, nearly 50 million taxpayers received benefits through the EITC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/affordable-healthcare-act\/\">Affordable Care Act<\/a>: <\/strong>Passed in 2010, the Affordable Care Act subsidizes the private health insurance of low-income people. It also expands Medicaid by offering matching federal funds to states.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition to these programs, others provide unemployment insurance, monetary aid to poor families, and children\u2019s health insurance.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What are the types of freedom, according to Amartya Sen? 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