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1 online resource (200 pages) |
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Library of ethics and applied philosophy ; v. 19 |
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Library of ethics and applied philosophy ; v. 19.
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| Contents |
pt. I. The capability approach : theoretical discussion. Capabilities and rights / Paul Ricoeur ; "Necessary thickening" : Ricoeur's ethic of justice as a complement to Sen's capability approach / Séverine Deneulin ; Structural injustice and democratic practice : the trajectory in Sen's writings / Sabina Alkire ; "Capable individuals" and just institutions : Sen and Rawls / Nicholas Sagovsky ; Justice for women : Martha Nussbaum and Catholic social teaching / Lisa Sowle Cahill -- pt. II. Transforming unjust structures : five case studies. Narrative capability : telling stories in the search for justice / Teresa Godwin Phelps ; Promoting capability for work : the role of local actors / Jean-Michel Bonvin and Nicolas Farvaque ; Enhancing students' capabilities? : UK higher education and the widening participation agenda / Michael Watts and David Bridges ; Enter the poor : American welfare reform, solidarity and the capability of human flourishing / Vincent D. Rougeau ; "Patent injustice" : applying Sen's capability approach to biotechnologies / Julie Clague |
| Summary |
The "capability approach" of development economist Amartya Sen, who received the Nobel Prize for Economics in 1998, poses a major challenge to the dominant paradigm of neo-classical economics. According to Sen, human well-being does not depend on the consumption of commodities but on the freedoms human beings have reason to choose and value. The capability approach has frequently been criticised for a lack of attention to the ways in which unjust social, political and economic structures restrict human capabilities. The contributors to this volume take up this criticism in a number of ways, both theoretical and practical. The theoretical discussion engages with the thought of Sen himself and with the hermeneutical tradition represented by Paul Ricoeur. The practical discussion consists of five case studies examining the effectiveness of the capability approach in dealing with cases of structural injustice. These cover: racism in South Africa; access to labour markets in Europe; participation in higher education in the UK; poverty and welfare reforms in the US; and biotechnology patents. How effectively, ask all the contributors, can Sen's capability approach be deployed in the transformation of unjust structures? |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| In |
Springer e-books |
| Subject |
Sen, Amartya, 1933- -- Criticism and interpretation
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Sen, Amartya Kumar. cct |
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Sen, Amartya, 1933- fast |
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Economic development -- Political aspects
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Social justice.
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Welfare economics.
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Economic development.
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Social Justice
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economic development.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Economics -- General.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Reference.
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Social justice.
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Welfare economics.
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Economic development -- Political aspects.
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Sciences sociales.
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Sciences humaines.
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Education.
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Economic development
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Economic development -- Political aspects
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Politics and government
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Social justice
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Welfare economics
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Rechtvaardigheid.
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Sociale structuur.
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Sociale verandering.
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Developing countries -- Politics and government
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Developing countries -- Politics and government.
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Developing countries
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| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Congressen (vorm)
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Deneulin, Séverine, 1974-
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Nebel, Mathias
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Sagovsky, Nicholas, 1947-
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| ISBN |
9781402044328 |
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1402044321 |
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1402044313 |
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9781402044311 |
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