Amartya Sen, in his most recent book Development as Freedom, argues that expansion of human freedom should both be viewed as the primary end and the principle means of development. This paper provides an overview and a critical scrutiny of the Senian perspective from the point of view of an economist. First, I discuss to what extent Sen’s normative theory of development justifies a particular f...

In the present era, the importance and role of green space in the life and development of cities are to the extent that it is mentioned as one of the indicators of sustainable development. In sustainable urban development, proportional distribution of green space according to the balanced distribution of the population is one of the principles of establishing geographical justice. The purpose o...

The development of compulsory education in China has shifted from popularizing 9-year to optimizing the allocation resources for education. In this process, problems such as disparity teachers between urban and rural areas, shortage funds remote areas weak schools, teaching equipment have arisen. difference policy orientation economic level leads t school-choosing fees which further exacerbates...