Explain amartya sens concept of substantive freedoms

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Discussion Post: Economic Inequality and GMOs

Material used throughout semester: McMichael, Philip. 2017. Development and Social Change: A Global Perspective. 6 th Edition. Los Angeles: Sage.

1. Millstone, Erik and Tim Lang. 2008. The Atlas of Food: Who Eats What, Where, and Why. 2 nd Edition. Berkeley and Los Angeles: University of California Press.

2. Tucker, Catherine M. 2017. Coffee Culture: Local Experiences, Global Connections. 2 nd Edition. New York: Routledge

• One way that international development is realized is through inequality. What key forms of inequality distinguish and/or define its three historical periods (colonial, development, and globalization)?

• What are GMOs? What are possible problems with them?

• Explain Amartya Sen's concept of "substantive freedoms."

• What is "Fair Trade"? What is a possible problem with Fair Trade?

• How might the agrofuel and land grabbing phenomenon be considered forms of eco-imperialism? Is this an example of the "solution as problem' syndrome? Explain.

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