tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7314637765537250302.post796459865279905108..comments2023-11-05T06:33:42.670-05:00Comments on Advancing the Spirit of Economics: At the Heart of Social and Economic DevelopmentVesallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17138008896889279733noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7314637765537250302.post-85561509016894582202010-03-04T18:45:17.655-05:002010-03-04T18:45:17.655-05:00Well written! I believe that we are all are looki...Well written! I believe that we are all are looking for ways to transform social reality and its amazing how its seen from different perspectives. <br /><br />I appreciate the idea of individuals being a protagonist within the economic system, usually people believe they are more or less being acted upon and its nice to rethink power relationships.<br /><br />On another note, I would love to get your thoughts on a project that Im working on (http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=91804789535), its about development and charity and draws a lot of its inspiration from Prosperity of Humankind.<br /><br />Im glad I found your blog, keep it up. <br />JustinJustin de Leonhttp://www.givetolivethemovie.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7314637765537250302.post-15882682771953920932010-03-04T18:22:49.286-05:002010-03-04T18:22:49.286-05:00excellent post. one thing i would mention is amart...excellent post. one thing i would mention is amartya sen's observation that income has *instrumental* value as opposed to *intrinsic* value. and it actually does - it can serve to store the value we have of things and be a concrete demonstration of our priorities (or even conceptual framework). <br /><br />income and material resources, rather than being dismissed, should be recognized and appointed to their appropriate place. somehow, in the development endeavor, we have forgotten why income was actually important, and that it was meant to serve some other, higher purpose. it became shorthand for "welfare" since it was *instrumental* in achieving various aspects of protagonism, but now, it has displaced the things that have genuine value, and has become the goal.<br /><br />we abstracted away from true prosperity, and instead of an explicit conceptual framework grounded in universal values governing our affairs, we are subject to an implicit conceptual framework, governed by impulse.<br />the means have become the ends and the ends, the means:<br /><br />wealth no longer serves to promote health, education and social integration, but rather, health, education and social capital are all valued in the development enterprise solely in their abilities to promote material accumulation.anisahttp://www.columbia.edu/~akc2114noreply@blogger.com