The Capability Approach and the Praxis of Development
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Hardback or Cased Book
ISBN-10
1403999333
ISBN-13
9781403999337
Publisher
Palgrave USA
Imprint
Palgrave Macmillan
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Jan 27th, 2006
Print length
240 Pages
Weight
422 grams
Dimensions
22.00 x 16.30 x 1.90 cms
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The book examines the extent to which Amartya Sen's conception of 'development as freedom' can be a guide for development policy. It argues that the theoretical foundations of the conception need to be expanded, and that it needs to give more attention to collective and historical dimensions if it is to address poverty effectively.
Nobel Laureate Amartya Sen has shifted the welfare foundations of economic theory by assessing human well-being in terms of ''freedoms''. This has led to a new paradigm in development economics: development is about expanding the freedoms that people have reason to choose and value. Individual agency, expressed through political participation, is central to promoting these freedoms. The book examines the extent to which this conception of ''development as freedom'' can be a guide for development policy and for addressing poverty effectively. The book argues that, if it is to be such a guide, the theoretical foundations of ''development as freedom'' need to be expanded. In particular, it will need to pay more attention to collective and historical dimensions which underpin ''freedom''. A methodology for narrating these processes is introduced.
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