The capability approach : concepts, measures and applications / edited by Flavio Comim, Mozaffar Qizilbash and Sabina Alkire.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Comim, Flavio, editor.

Qizilbash, Mozaffar, editor.

Alkire, Sabina, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sen, Amartya, 1933---Criticism and interpretation.

Sen, Amartya.

Social justice--Mathematical models.

Social justice.

Distributive justice--Mathematical models.

Distributive justice.

Welfare economics--Mathematical models.

Welfare economics.

Poverty--Mathematical models.

Poverty.

Capabilities approach (Social sciences).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xvii, 614 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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.

Contents:

Introduction / Sabina Alkire, Mozaffar Qizilbash and Flavio Comim

Using the capability approach: prospective and evaluative analyses / Sabina Alkire

pt. I. Concept

Amartya Sen's capability view: insightful sketch or distorted picture? / Mozaffar Qizilbash

Sen's capability approach and feminist concerns / Ingrid Robeyns

Beyond individual freedom and agency: structures of living together in the capability approach / Severine Deneulin

Does identity matter? On the relevance of identity and interaction for capabilities / Miriam Teschl and Laurent Derobert

Measuring capabilities / Flavio Comim

pt. II. Measures

Do concepts matter? An empirical investigation of the differences between a capability and a monetary assessment of poverty / Caterina Ruggeri Laderchi

Social exclusion in the EU: a capability-based approach / Fotis Papadopoulos and Panos Tsakloglou

Complexity and vagueness in the capability approach: strengths or weaknesses? / Enrica Chiappero-Martinetti

Operationalising Sen's capability approach: the influence of the selected technique / Sara Lelli

Operationalizing capabilities in a segmented society: the role of institutions / Kanchan Chopra and Anantha Kumar Duraiappah

pt. III. Applications

Democracy, decentralisation and access to basic services: an elaboration on Sen's capability approach / Santosh Mehrotra

Reinforcing households' capabilities as a way to reduce vulnerability and prevent poverty in equitable terms / Jean-Luc Dubois and Sophie Rousseau

Capabilities over the lifecourse: at what age does poverty damage most? / Shahin Yaqub

Social policy and the ability to appear in public without shame: Some lessons from a food relief programme in Kinshasa / Tom De Herdt

capability approach and gendered education: some issues of operationalisation in the context of the HIV/AIDs epidemic in South Africa / Elaine Unterhalter

Women and poverty in Mozambique: is there a gender bias in capabilities, employment conditions and living standards? / Pier Giorgio Ardeni and Antonio Andracchio

From the quantity to the quality of employment: an application of the capability approach to the Chilean labour market / Kirsten Sehnbruch.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-107-17813-4

1-281-38321-X

9786611383213

0-511-39740-2

0-511-49258-8

0-511-40096-9

0-511-39737-2

0-511-39590-6

0-511-39889-1

OCLC:

476158350