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The Capability Approach was first articulated by the Indian economist and philosopher Amartya Sen in the 1980s, and remains most closely associated with him.
Apr 14, 2011 · The capability approach is a theoretical framework that entails two normative claims: first, the claim that the freedom to achieve well-being is of primary moral importance and, second, that well-being should be understood in terms of people’s capabilities and functionings.
Aug 1, 2018 · Abstract. This article aims to analyze Amartya Sen's definition of poverty. To achieve this goal initially we will present the traditional definitions of poverty: a) in absolute terms (focus...
This article examines capability deprivation as the basis for analyzing poverty. The capability approach, developed initially by Amartya Sen, questions the “informational space” on which considerations of poverty, inequality, justice, and so forth, should be based.
The structure of this paper is as follows. Section 2 provides a brief description of the key concepts of Sen's capability approach. Section 3 outlines the challenges that any attempt to operationalize the capability approach must face and present Sen's responses to these challenges.
Deprivation, drawing on Amartya Sen's capability approach, and argue that this provides more persuasive explanations as to why some nations have greater poverty than others and why poverty remains a problem even in the richest nations.
The Capability Approach developed by Nobel Laureate Amartya Sen implied a paradigm shift in the understanding of human development, poverty and inequality, and deeply impacted the way in which we have analyzed and measured these phenomena in the last two decades.
3 days ago · This chapter provides an overview of the conceptual and normative foundations of the capability approach and the role of agency within the approach. It puts aside the diverse ways in which the capability approach has been applied and implemented (Robeyns 2006). The chapter is divided into two parts.
It goes back to his first book on in- equality (Sen, 1973); it introduces the reader to the relevant parts of his work on economic theory, on philosophy, and on the empirical study of poverty, famine and persistent deprivation. It uses no explicit mathemat- ics, while referring the reader to those parts of Sen's mathematical work.
Kuklys examines how Nobel Prize-winning economist Amartya Sen’s approach to welfare measurement can be put in practice for poverty and inequality measurement in affluent societies such as the UK.
