The Capability Approach and the Praxis of Development
Severine Deneulin
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Description for The Capability Approach and the Praxis of Development
Paperback. The book examines the extent to which Amartya Sen's conception of 'development as freedom' can be a guide for development policy. It argues that the theoretical foundations of the conception need to be expanded, and that it needs to give more attention to collective and historical dimensions if it is to address poverty effectively. Num Pages: 240 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 14. Weight in Grams: 281.
The book examines the extent to which Amartya Sen's conception of 'development as freedom' can be a guide for development policy. It argues that the theoretical foundations of the conception need to be expanded, and that it needs to give more attention to collective and historical dimensions if it is to address poverty effectively.
The book examines the extent to which Amartya Sen's conception of 'development as freedom' can be a guide for development policy. It argues that the theoretical foundations of the conception need to be expanded, and that it needs to give more attention to collective and historical dimensions if it is to address poverty effectively.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781349547692
SKU
V9781349547692
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99-15
About Severine Deneulin
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.
Reviews for The Capability Approach and the Praxis of Development
'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