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Valuing Freedoms: Sen's Capability Approach and Poverty Reduction
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In this article, the authors present three case studies on the effects of CAPABILITY and VALUATION on the development of poor and human-human development in the United States.Abstract:
1. INTRODUCTION: CAPABILITY AND VALUATION 2. POVERTY AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT 3. RANGE INFORMATION AND PROCESS 4. PARTICIPATION AND CULTURE 5. BASIC NEEDS AND BASIC CAPABILITIES 6. ASSESSING CAPABILITY CHANGE 7. THREE CASE STUDIESread more
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Report by the commission on the measurement of economic performance and social progress
TL;DR: As a measure of market capacity and not economic well-being, the authors pointed out that the two can lead to misleading indications about how well-off people are and entail the wrong policy decisions.
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The Capability Approach: a theoretical survey
TL;DR: The capability approach is a broad normative framework for the evaluation and assessment of individual well-being and social arrangements, the design of policies, and proposals about social change in society.
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Sen's capability approach and gender inequality: selecting relevant capabilities
TL;DR: In this article, a survey of empirical studies shows that women are worse off than men on some dimensions, better off on others, and similarly placed on yet others, while for some dimensions the evaluation is unclear.
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Dimensions of Human Development
TL;DR: In this article, the authors present an account of dimensions of human development, and show its usefulness and its limitations both in general and in relation to Amartya Sen's capability approach.
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Does it Matter that we do not Agree on the Definition of Poverty? A Comparison of Four Approaches
TL;DR: In this paper, four approaches to the definition and measurement of poverty are reviewed: monetary, capability, social exclusion and participatory approaches, and the theoretical underpinnings of the various measures and problems of operationalizing them are pointed out.
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