Chapter 6

Question 1

What did Smith regard as a necessity that even a day-labourer “would be ashamed to appear in
public without”?

Answer 1

Linen shirt

Question 2

2. Who said that “Individuals’ families and groups in the population can be said to be in poverty when they lack the resources to obtain the types of diet, participate in the activities and have the living conditions and amenities which are customary, or at least widely encouraged or approved, in
   the societies to which they belong.”?

Answer 2

Townsend

Question 3

3. Amartya Kumar Sen said that the most important thing is:

Answer 3

Freedom