The Capability Approach and the Praxis of Development

ISBN-13: 9781403999337 / Angielski / Twarda / 2006 / 240 str.

Severine Deneulin

Opis

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.

Recenzje

'Deneulin writes with clarity, economy, and purpose, and synthesizes and adds to a series of literatures in philosophy, history and social theory that are extremely relevant for assessing and deepening the capability approach.' - Des Gasper, Journal of Human Development and Capabilities

Spis treści

Development as Freedom Human Well-being and Freedom Freedom within Structures of Living Together Political Freedom and Practical Reason From Development Theory to Practice The Costa Rican Human Development Story The Dominican Republic's Narrative Conclusion: The Capability Approach and the Praxis of Development

O autorze

SÉVERINE DENEULIN is a Lecturer in International Development at the University of Bath, UK. She holds a D.Phil. from the University of Oxford, and a MA in Economics from the Université Catholique de Louvain, Belgium.