Agency, gender, and economic development in the world economy 1850-2000: Testing the sen hypothesis KU Leuven
© 2017 selection and editorial matter, Jan Luiten van Zanden, Auke Rijpma and Jan Kok. How has ‘agency’ - or the ability to define and act upon one’s goals - contributed to global long-term economic development during the last 150 years? This book asserts that autonomous decision making, and female agency in particular, increases the potential of a society to generate economic growth and improve its institutions. Inspired by Amartya Sen’s ...