The Capability Approach: Development Practice and Public Policy in the Asia-Pacific Region

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Francesca Panzironi Katharine Gelber

The Capability Approach

Development Practice and Public Policy in the Asia-Pacific Region

Francesca Panzironi, Katharine Gelber

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Routledge
24 May 2012

Development economics

Series: Routledge Advances in Social Economics

The capability approach developed by Amartya Sen and Martha Nussbaum has become an important new paradigm in development economics. Its central question is: what are people able to do and to be? Applied to development economics, the capability approach has radically altered the way in which people view how resources can and should be utilised to assist people to change the circumstances of their lives, so that they become capable of choosing how to live and function well.

This book examines the application of the capability approach in development practice and in public policy, focussing on its adoption in the Asia-Pacific region, in both developed and developing countries. This is the first edited book that explores the empirical applications of the capability approach in the practice of development and public policy from a multi-disciplinary perspective, drawing together contributors from areas including development studies, health policy, political science, political theory, political economy, architecture, indigenous studies, urban planning and communication technologies.

Edited by: Francesca Panzironi, Katharine Gelber
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Volume: No. 18
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
Weight: 590g
ISBN: 9780415685733
ISBN 10: 0415685737
Series: Routledge Advances in Social Economics
Pages: 216
Publication Date: 24 May 2012
Audience: College/higher education , Primary , A / AS level
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Francesca Panzironi is a Lecturer in Development Studies in the School of Social Sciences and International Studies, University of New South Wales. Katharine Gelber is an Associate Professor in the School of Political Science and International Studies at the University of Queensland.

Reviews for The Capability Approach: Development Practice and Public Policy in the Asia-Pacific Region

This is a very good introduction of the capability approach [...] The book provides a well-edited, serious-minded introduction to the ideas behind the capability approach and its application in multiple contexts. [...] The scope of this book should advance the application of the cpaability approach and is an invaluable resource for those interested in its theoretical aspects and applications. - Peter Larmour, The Australian National University, in Journal of Southeast Asian Economics, Vol 30, August 2013