If you're dealing with grappling [with] problems of feeding people, the biggest impact in fertility reduction is girls' schools. Schooled girls make a bigger impact on that than any other factor - not these various regulations [such as] you have to have one child or that. It turns out that none of these are effective.
Amartya SenPoverty is not just a lack of money; it is not having the capability to realize one's full potential as a human being
Amartya SenJapan became an imperialist country in many ways, but that was much later, after it had already made big progress. I donยt think Japanยs wealth was based on exploiting China. Japanยs wealth was based on its expansion in international trade.
Amartya SenThe understanding that women are not inferior across the world, it's something that you can get from school, not only from the book but also from chatting with other kids. It's a big impact. One of the curious things is that even when - and this we found from studies - the schools are doing pretty badly in terms of their education, about mathematics and literature and language, going to school transformed people because I think the action of schooling, the activity, is very important.
Amartya Sen