Amartya Sen

If you’re visiting the Youthink! blog, you probably have an interest in development. It’s the buzzword for all the work going on related to poverty reduction, better health, education and infrastructure. But do you ever think about what development really means?

Earlier, I wrote about an organization I worked with in London, and their efforts to find the perfect way to define things. In the face of all that over-analysis, I appreciated Youthink!’s streamlined, concrete explanation:

Reaching an acceptable standard of living for all people by improving economic and social conditions.