ABSTRACT
A better understanding of the complex relations between structural change and human development could provide the democratic debate (between the civil society, scientists, companies and politicians) with information on how to design structural change policies that enhance human agency and welfare. To contribute to this task, the ‘Sen meets Schumpeter’ approach, outlined in this chapter, presents possibilities and challenges which combine Schumpeter’s understanding of economic development as structural change with Amartya Sen’s understanding of development as the expansion of human capabilities and freedom.
