Sentence examples for substantive choices from inspiring English sources

In a similar vein, the Nobel prize-winning economist, Amartya Sen, defines development as freedom and the enlargement of people's substantive choices.

The so-called 'capability approach' originated in the work of Amartya Sen (1999), who defined human capability as the ability of human beings to lead lives they have reason to value, and to enhance the substantive choices they have.

As Diana Meyers explains, the moral imagination of feminist theorists and activists is limited (as is everyone's); they cannot know with certainty what substantive choices are compatible with personal autonomy (Meyers 2004, 213).

Within PSI many aspects of governance, such as those relating to access policies and substantive choices with respect to the kinds of data to be collected, are dealt with through consultation and management at the organizational level, with ERBs playing a minor oversight role.

We identify another source of potential bias, which we call "scenario adjustment," where respondents assume that the substantive alternative(s) in an SP choice set, in their own particular case, will be different from what the survey instrument describes.

The examples demonstrate new ways to evaluate choice processes and new ways to test substantive theory using choice experiments.

From a more substantive perspective, the choice of Kim also has a certain logic to it.

Even though Sen never takes a clear position on this issue, he defends substantive freedom of choice that can never be separated from responsibility.

Price has a substantive impact on choice alone, while a strong brand name is helpful for the service provider only in the consideration stage.

Advocates of extensive tax expenditure reduction argue — correctly — that all deficit reduction choices involve substantive costs and are politically difficult.

This was not a matter of rejecting one choice for substantive reasons and asking for another.