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For over three decades, the capability approach proposed and
developed by Amartya Sen and Martha Nussbaum has had a distinct
impact on development theories and approaches because it goes
beyond an economic conception of development and engages with the
normative aspects of development. This book explores the new
frontiers of the capability approach and its links to human
development in three main areas. First, it delves into the
philosophical foundations of the approach, re-examining its links
to concepts of common good, collective agency and epistemic
diversity. Secondly, it addresses its 'operational frontier',
aiming to give inclusive explanations of some of the most advanced
methods available for capability researchers. Thirdly, it offers a
wide range of the applications of this approach, as carried out by
a mix of renowned capability scholars and researchers from
different disciplines. This broad interdisciplinary range includes
the areas of human and sustainable development, inequalities,
labour markets, education, special needs, cities, urban planning,
housing, social capital and happiness studies, among others.
Questions of gender, injustice and equality pervade all our lives,
and as such, the capabilities or 'human development' approach to
understanding well-being and basic political entitlements continues
to be debated. In this thought-provoking book, a range of authors
provide unique reflections on the capabilities approach and,
specifically, Martha C. Nussbaum's contributions to issues of
gender, equality and political liberalism. Moreover, the authors
tackle a broad range of development issues, including those of
religion, ecological and environmental justice, social justice,
child care, disability and poverty. This is the first book to
examine Nussbaum's work in political philosophy in such depth,
bringing together a group of distinguished experts with diverse
disciplinary perspectives. It also features a unique contribution
from Nussbaum herself, in which she offers reactions to the
discussion and her latest thoughts on the capabilities approach.
Capabilities, Gender, Equality will interest a wide range of
readers and policymakers interested in new human development
policies.
The capability approach developed by Nobel Laureate Amartya Sen has
become an important new paradigm in thinking about development.
However, despite its theoretical and philosophical attractiveness,
it has been less easy to measure or to translate into policy. This
volume addresses these issues in the context of poverty and
justice. Part I offers a set of conceptual essays that debate the
strength of the often misunderstood individual focus of the
capability approach. Part II investigates the techniques by which
we can measure and compare capabilities, and how we can integrate
them into poverty comparisons and policy advice. Finally, Part III
looks at how we can apply the capability approach to different
regions and contexts. Written by a team of international scholars,
The Capability Approach is a valuable resource for researchers and
graduate students concerned with the debate over the value of the
capability approach and its potential applications.
The capability approach developed by Nobel Laureate Amartya Sen has
become an important new paradigm in thinking about development.
However, despite its theoretical and philosophical attractiveness,
it has been less easy to measure or to translate into policy. This
volume addresses these issues in the context of poverty and
justice. Part I offers a set of conceptual essays that debate the
strength of the often misunderstood individual focus of the
capability approach. Part II investigates the techniques by which
we can measure and compare capabilities, and how we can integrate
them into poverty comparisons and policy advice. Finally, Part III
looks at how we can apply the capability approach to different
regions and contexts. Written by a team of international scholars,
The Capability Approach is a valuable resource for researchers and
graduate students concerned with the debate over the value of the
capability approach and its potential applications.
For over three decades, the capability approach proposed and
developed by Amartya Sen and Martha Nussbaum has had a distinct
impact on development theories and approaches because it goes
beyond an economic conception of development and engages with the
normative aspects of development. This book explores the new
frontiers of the capability approach and its links to human
development in three main areas. First, it delves into the
philosophical foundations of the approach, re-examining its links
to concepts of common good, collective agency and epistemic
diversity. Secondly, it addresses its 'operational frontier',
aiming to give inclusive explanations of some of the most advanced
methods available for capability researchers. Thirdly, it offers a
wide range of the applications of this approach, as carried out by
a mix of renowned capability scholars and researchers from
different disciplines. This broad interdisciplinary range includes
the areas of human and sustainable development, inequalities,
labour markets, education, special needs, cities, urban planning,
housing, social capital and happiness studies, among others.
The capability approach is a versatile framework rooted on issues
of justice and multidimensional assessment of quality of life
developed in the 1980s as an alternative approach to prevailing
mainstream development ideas focused narrowly on economic
development. Most closely associated with the work of Amartya Sen,
it has become of great interest to development scholars
from a variety of different disciplines. Much has
already been done exploring the conceptual foundations of the
capability approach and discussing Sen's contribution to the field,
but few books have explored the links between social choice
(another field with rich contributions by Sen) and human
development issues. Featuring many of the world's leading experts
on social choice theory and capability indicators, Social
Choice, Agency, Inclusiveness and Capabilities combines these
interrelated themes into one volume and fully explores the
relevance of social choice to human development.
Questions of gender, injustice and equality pervade all our lives,
and as such, the capabilities or 'human development' approach to
understanding well-being and basic political entitlements continues
to be debated. In this thought-provoking book, a range of authors
provide unique reflections on the capabilities approach and,
specifically, Martha C. Nussbaum's contributions to issues of
gender, equality and political liberalism. Moreover, the authors
tackle a broad range of development issues, including those of
religion, ecological and environmental justice, social justice,
child care, disability and poverty. This is the first book to
examine Nussbaum's work in political philosophy in such depth,
bringing together a group of distinguished experts with diverse
disciplinary perspectives. It also features a unique contribution
from Nussbaum herself, in which she offers reactions to the
discussion and her latest thoughts on the capabilities approach.
Capabilities, Gender, Equality will interest a wide range of
readers and policymakers interested in new human development
policies.
Few would dispute that the well-being of individuals is one of the
most desirable aims of human actions. However, approaches on how to
define, measure, evaluate, and promote well-being differ widely.
The conventional economic approach takes income (or the power to
acquire market goods) as the most important indicator for
well-being, and the utility function as the formal device for
positive and normative analysis. However, this approach to
well-being has been questioned for being seriously limited and
other approaches have arisen.
The capability approach to well-being, which has been developed
during the last two decades by Amartya Sen and Martha Nussbaum, and
the Happiness Approach to well-being, championed by Richard
Easterlin, both provide an alternative. Both approaches come from
different traditions and have developed independently, but
nevertheless aim to overcome the rigid boundaries of the
conventional economic approach to well-being. Given these common
aims, it is surprising that little comparative work has been
undertaken across these approaches. This book aims to correct this
by providing the reader with contributions from leading names
associated with both approaches, as well as contributions which
evaluate the approaches and contrast one with the other.
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