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1 online resource (xvi, 214 pages) |
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Routledge advances in social economics ; 18 |
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Routledge advances in social economics ; 18.
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| Contents |
Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of figures and tables; Notes on contributors; Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; Introduction; PART I Issues in capability theory; 1 The capability approach: its interpretation and 'limitations'; 2 Nussbaum's capabilities approach: its impact on theory and practice in social development; 3 Nussbaum's capabilities approach and freedom of speech; PART II Developed countries in the Asia-Pacific: marginalization, well-being and public policy |
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4 Thinking about Maori development in terms of the capability approach: the shift towards the adoption of the Maori Potential Approach5 The 'Indigenous capability-right to health' and Australia's 'Close the Gap' Indigenous health policy; 6 Aboriginal peoples' participation in the review of the Aboriginal Heritage Act 1988 in South Australia; 7 Living on the margins: the capabilities of older renters in Sydney, Australia; 8 A method for assessing the adequacy of Australian children's living standards; 9 Beyond participation: a capability approach to urban development in Sydney |
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PART III Developing countries in the Asia-Pacific10 Samoa, Vanuatu and New Zealand: participatory monitoring and evaluation of development programmes; 11 Re-evaluating the MDG framework in Papua New Guinea; 12 Sri Lanka: using information and communications technology to build capabilities for well-being in post-conflict communities; Index |
| Summary |
This book provides a unique laboratory of 'capabilities in practice' in the Asia-Pacific region. It explores the application of the capability approach in development practice and public policy from a multidisciplinary perspective by bringing together scholars and practitioners from a wide range of disciplinary backgrounds, including development studies, health policy, political science, political theory, political economy, architecture, Indigenous studies, urban planning and communication technologies. The first part of the book provides a foundational theoretical framework to introduce the empirical applications of the capability theory in different areas of development practice and public policy in the Asia-Pacific region. This part discusses thorny issues in capability theory and raises the potential for capability theory to lead to new ways of thinking about old problems |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
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Economic development -- Pacific Area
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Social planning -- Pacific Area
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Social justice -- Pacific Area
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Equality -- Pacific Area
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Development -- Business Development.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Development -- Economic Development.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Development -- General.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Government & Business.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Structural Adjustment.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Economic Policy.
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Economic development
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Equality
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Social justice
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Social planning
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Wirtschaftsentwicklung
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Entwicklungspolitik
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Pacific Area
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Asiatisch-Pazifischer Raum
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Panzironi, Francesca, 1973- editor.
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Gelber, Katharine, editor
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| LC no. |
2011048984 |
| ISBN |
9781136297861 |
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1136297863 |
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9780203116159 |
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0203116151 |
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1283521253 |
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9781283521253 |
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