Equality and growth – an interview with Amartya Sen
Channel: UNU-WIDER
Date: 2015-03-23

Amartya Sen, using Indian historical context as an example, explains the importance of equality to growth. Investment in public policies such as education and healthcare leads to economic growth because growth is dependent on the quality of human life.
In the theory vs practicality debate he comes down on the side of theory and argues for the value of intellectual discussion in determining what we do and how we live.