Home-based work is a source of income diversification for poor families but also the source of exploitation of vulnerable workers and child labour. This volume examines the social protection needs of the workforce and argues for public action to promote such work and protect workers in developing countries.
Home-based work is a source of income diversification for poor families but also the source of exploitation of vulnerable workers and child labour. Th...
Exploring a wide variety of case studies and developmental issues from a capability perspective, this book is an original contribution to both development and children's studies that raises a strong case for placing children's issues at the core of human development.
Exploring a wide variety of case studies and developmental issues from a capability perspective, this book is an original contribution to both develop...
Agency and Participation in Childhood and Youth presents new critical engagement in conceptualising the roles of youth agency and participation in education, development and the pursuit of social justice. Theoretically, the book is framed within the paradigm of the capability approach, initially developed by Nobel Laureate, Amartya Sen, and further differentiated by others, including philosopher, Martha Nussbaum. The book unravels the complex relationships between the nature of youth agency and participation, in education, but also in wider political, economic and social arenas, and...
Agency and Participation in Childhood and Youth presents new critical engagement in conceptualising the roles of youth agency and participat...
Integrating Amartya Sen's approach with the literature on place-based territorial development processes, this book recognises the interplay between the evolution of local development systems and the expansion of individual and collective capabilities.
Integrating Amartya Sen's approach with the literature on place-based territorial development processes, this book recognises the interplay between th...
Presenting research from the first major comparative and cross-national study of active citizenship and disability in Europe, this book analyses the consequences of ongoing changes in Europe - what opportunities do persons with disabilities have to exercise Active Citizenship? Volume 2 analyses how men and women with disabilities reflexively make their way through the world, pursuing their own interests and values. It considers how their experiences, views and aspirations regarding participation vary across Europe, and draws out the implications of the findings for future disability policy...
Presenting research from the first major comparative and cross-national study of active citizenship and disability in Europe, this book analyses th...
