A ética do desenvolvimento em Amartya Sen: um olhar a partir da obra Desenvolvimento como Liberdade

Abstract

This research analyses the development of the ethical conception supported by Amartya Sen. Such conception goals to get the rapprochement between economics and ethics. Sen understands the human being is not the coadjuvant, but the protagonist in each economical process, because real development should make better the lives of people. In order to be real and effective, the development must promote the expansion of freedoms and human capacity, in which each individual may have conditions to be able to take his role of agent, valuing the lifestyle he has the raisons to that as well. In this way, the aim of this research is to analyse the Armatian Sen’s development ethic, by his book Development as Freedom. It will be made a qualitative study of biographical stamp and exploratory approach as well. This research contributes to re-think development resources more sustainably and humanitarianly, adding ethical values to the economical process.