Transforming Unjust Structures The Capability Approach
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 f...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Dordrecht
Springer Netherlands
2006, 2006
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2006 |
| Series: | Library of Ethics and Applied Philosophy
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Table of Contents:
- The Capability Approach: Theoretical Discussion
- Capabilities and Rights
- “Necessary Thickening”: Ricoeur's Ethic of Justice as a Complement to Sen's Capability Approach
- Structural Injustice and Democratic Practice: The Trajectory in Sen's Writings
- “Capable Individuals” and Just Institutions: Sen and Rawls
- Justice for Women: Martha Nussbaum and Catholic Social Teaching
- Transforming Unjust Structures: Five Case Studies
- Narrative Capability: Telling Stories in the Search for Justice
- Promoting Capability for Work: The Role of Local Actors
- Enhancing Students' Capabilities?: UK Higher Education and the Widening Participation Agenda
- Enter the Poor: American Welfare Reform, Solidarity and the Capability of Human Flourishing
- “Patent Injustice”: Applying Sen's Capability Approach to Biotechnologies