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The Capability Approach - Development Practice and Public Policy in the Asia-Pacific Region (Paperback)
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The Capability Approach - Development Practice and Public Policy in the Asia-Pacific Region (Paperback)
Series: Routledge Advances in Social Economics
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This book provides a unique laboratory of 'capabilities in
practice' in the Asia-Pacific region. It explores the application
of the capability approach in development practice and public
policy from a multidisciplinary perspective by bringing together
scholars and practitioners from a wide range of disciplinary
backgrounds, including development studies, health policy,
political science, political theory, political economy,
architecture, indigenous studies, urban planning and communication
technologies. The first part of the book provides a foundational
theoretical framework to introduce the empirical applications of
the capability theory in different areas of development practice
and public policy in the Asia-Pacific region. This part discusses
thorny issues in capability theory and raises the potential for
capability theory to lead to new ways of thinking about old
problems. The second part discusses the application of the
capability approach to intransigent problems of marginalisation and
the articulation of public policy in New Zealand and Australia. In
particular, this part focuses on the potential implications that a
capability-based approach can have on the well-being of indigenous
peoples in both countries, as well as children, older renters, and
urban dwellers in Australia. The third part elucidates how
capability theory is being applied by researchers in the
Asia-Pacific region to local issues in developing countries such as
Samoa, Vanuatu, Papua New Guinea and Sri Lanka. In doing so, it
provides original content to the world market in capability theory
by focussing on this often-neglected area of scholarship. As a
whole, this volume offers a unique and innovative scrutiny of a
multifaceted capability-based analysis of development practice and
public policy. The scope and breadth of this volume advance the
application of the capability approach and offer an indispensable
resource to scholars, researchers, policy makers and policy
practitioners interested in the theoretical insights and practical
implications of the capability approach.
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