Showing papers by "Sakiko Fukuda-Parr published in 2003"
01 Jan 2003
TL;DR: In this article, the capability approach: conceptual roots, Commodities, functionings and capability, and Utilitarian calculus versus objective deprivation are discussed. But the capability is not defined as a set of goods and services.
Abstract: Page Introduction ........................................................................................................................41 The capability approach: conceptual roots .........................................................................43 Commodities, functionings and capability..........................................................................43 Utilitarian calculus versus objective deprivation ................................................................44 Ambiguities, precision and relevance .................................................................................45 Quality of life, Basic needs and capability .........................................................................46 Rawls, primary goods and freedoms...................................................................................47 Freedom, capability and data limitations ............................................................................48 Inequality, class and gender................................................................................................51 Conclusion ..........................................................................................................................54
1,079 citations
TL;DR: A gender perspective has also helped highlight important aspects of this paradigm, such as the role of collective agency in promoting development as discussed by the authors, and gender analysis has been central to the development of the new agency-driven paradigm, and gender equity is a core concern.
Abstract: Amartya Sen's ideas constitute the core principles of a development approach that has evolved in the Human Development Reports. This approach is a "paradigm" based on the concept of well-being that can help define public policy, but does not embody a set of prescriptions. The current movement from an age of development planning to an age of globalization has meant an increasing attention to agency aspects of development. While earlier Human Development Reports emphasized measures such as the provision of public services, recent ones have focused more on people's political empowerment. This paper reflects on Sen's work in light of this shift in emphasis. Gender analysis has been central to the development of the new agency-driven paradigm, and gender equity is a core concern. A gender perspective has also helped highlight important aspects of this paradigm, such as the role of collective agency in promoting development.
532 citations
TL;DR: The authors examines the ways in which globalization is changing the word -- economically, politically, and in terms of information and communications technology -- and then reviews the new insecurities that require policy attention, including global crime, trafficking in humans, instability in financial markets, threats to job security, the spread of disease and internal conflicts.
Abstract: This paper makes a case for analysing the new insecurities introduced or worsened by globalization from a human security perspective. The author examines the ways in which globalization is changing the word -- economically, politically, and in terms of information and communications technology -- and then reviews the new insecurities that require policy attention. The paper specifically tackles the issues of global crime, trafficking in humans, instability in financial markets, threats to job security, the spread of disease and internal conflicts.
62 citations
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TL;DR: A gender perspective has also helped highlight important aspects of this paradigm, such as the role of collective agency in promoting development as discussed by the authors, and gender analysis has been central to the development of the new agency-driven paradigm, and gender equity is a core concern.
Abstract: Amartya Sen's ideas constitute the core principles of a development approach that has evolved in the Human Development Reports. This approach is a "paradigm" based on the concept of well-being that can help define public policy, but does not embody a set of prescriptions. The current movement from an age of development planning to an age of globalization has meant an increasing attention to agency aspects of development. While earlier Human Development Reports emphasized measures such as the provision of public services, recent ones have focused more on people's political empowerment. This paper reflects on Sen's work in light of this shift in emphasis. Gender analysis has been central to the development of the new agency-driven paradigm, and gender equity is a core concern. A gender perspective has also helped highlight important aspects of this paradigm, such as the role of collective agency in promoting development.
5 citations