Well-being Economics

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The Making of the Present. Towards Utopias in Action

Felwine Sarr – Philippe Rey/Jimsaan – April 2026 Book review by Muhammad BA – May 2026 Felwine Sarr’s *La Fabrique du présent* stands out, on first reading, as a coherent continuation of *Afrotopia*. Whereas the latter opened up new horizons by calling on Africa to conceive of itself from within, this new essay focuses more […]

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Substantive Democracy and the Economy: An Analysis through the Lens of the Capabilities Approach

The capabilities approach provides a relevant theoretical framework for rethinking the relationship between the economy and democracy, based on an ethics grounded in real freedoms. Amartya K. Sen (1992) […]

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Thinking an economy of the living

This exercise in economic forecasting questions the order of discourse of a discipline that is sure of its categories, questioning its ability to elucidate reality (debt, inflation, production) on its own […].

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Is it still relevant to talk about development?

Economic discourse acts as an eco-myth within industrial society. This founding narrative shapes our beliefs and legitimises a social order based on progress and well-being […].

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