The Capability Approach
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A normative human development framework asserting that social well-being and justice should be evaluated based on the substantive freedoms (capabilities) people have to lead lives they value.
| Field | Social Welfare · Economics · Political Science |
|---|---|
| Level of analysis | Micro · Individual |
| Paradigm | Liberalism Pragmatism |
| Key figures | 👤 Amartya Sen (아마르티아 센) 👤 Martha Nussbaum (마사 누스바움) |
| Year | 1985 |
Key Claims
Amartya Sen and Martha Nussbaum conceptualized well-being not through commodity bundles or subjective utility, but through ‘capabilities’—the genuine opportunities and freedoms individuals have to do and be what they have reason to value, reshaping global development metrics like the HDI.
Further Reading
- Sen, A. (1985). Commodities and Capabilities. North-Holland.
- Nussbaum, M. C. (2000). Women and Human Development: The Capabilities Approach. Cambridge University Press.
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