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The Capability Approach and the Praxis of Development

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  1. Séverine Deneulin
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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xi
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  2. Development as Freedom

    • Séverine Deneulin
    Pages 1-17

  3. Human Well-Being and Freedom

    • Séverine Deneulin
    Pages 18-53

  4. Freedom within Structures of Living Together

    • Séverine Deneulin
    Pages 54-86

  5. Political Freedom and Practical Reason

    • Séverine Deneulin
    Pages 87-117

  6. From Development Theory to Practice

    • Séverine Deneulin
    Pages 118-139

  7. The Costa Rican Human Development Story

    • Séverine Deneulin
    Pages 140-174

  8. The Dominican Republic’s Narrative

    • Séverine Deneulin
    Pages 175-209

  9. Conclusion: The Capability Approach and the Praxis of Development

    • Séverine Deneulin
    Pages 210-213

  10. Back Matter

    Pages 214-240
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About this book

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.

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'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

About the author

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.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: The Capability Approach and the Praxis of Development

  • Authors: Séverine Deneulin

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230627253

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London

  • eBook Packages: Palgrave Economics & Finance Collection, Economics and Finance (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited 2006

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4039-9933-7Published: 27 January 2006

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-54769-2Published: 01 January 2006

  • eBook ISBN: 978-0-230-62725-3Published: 27 January 2006

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XI, 240

  • Topics: Development Economics

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