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Review of Sen's Inequality Reexamined. Outlines the idea of 'capability', considers the sub theme of the connection between freedom and control, and defends Sen against criticism made by Andre Beteille. The reworking of the idea of 'equality of opportunity' suggests a theme to renew the programmes of the Left.

When the outcome space X is a product set, the Paretian‐liberal conflict depends on a special cycle of externalities. Even if the society is countably infinite, the inconsistency vanishes if the individuals can be numbered so that person i does not care about the actions of any h<i, although we assume that the liberal constraint is binding only on finite coalitions.

This paper examines Amartya Sen's concept of sympathy and the oversimplified, ambiguous and sometimes erroneous interpretations of this concept by Sen's interpreters. In the first section, two types of sympathy can be found in Sen's 'Rational fools' essay-a contemplative and an active type of which the former has conceptual primacy. Following this, active sympathy is examined to ascertain what Sen means by 'actions based on sympathy' and why he deems these to be 'egoistic'. Sen's understanding of egoism means that sympathy is not straightforwardly assimilable to the orthodox theory of rational choice. The section after that analyses the place of altruism in Sen's work and ascertains that altruism can be aligned both with sympathy and commitment, depending on the definition one uses. The final section compares sympathy and commitment and establishes that they are to be distinguished, not according to the welfare a person expects to obtain from making choices, but according to the reason which motivates that person to make a choice.

Comments on Amartya Sen's book, Development as Freedom, acknowledging its major importance & pointing out its theoretical & political/policy problems. Sen argues that economic development measures must go beyond utilities & primary goods to measure substantive freedoms, especially the right to live the life one values. Sen's capabilities approach offers a stronger philosophical foundation than Gross National Product, Physical Quality of Life, assessment of Basic Needs, & Quality of Life, since those measures lack either recognition of the conditions of the poor or substantive philosophical justification. His measure, however, emphasizes individualism to the neglect of critical aspects of group well-being & activity, & it avoids issues of political economy that are needed to understand the impact of democracy & modern capitalism. 1 Table, 17 References. L. A. Hoffman

Prime Minister Hun Sen's power became more concentrated. The economy expanded but was said to need diversification. Inequality intensified conflicts, but development generated legitimacy, while the political opposition and civil society were attacked. A U.N.-assisted court convicted five ex-Khmer Rouge leaders. Ties with China, the U.S., and Thailand improved.