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Wellbeing, Freedom and Social Justice: The Capability Approach Re-Examined (Robeyns)
Wellbeing, Freedom and Social Justice: The Capability Approach Re-Examined is both an introduction to the capability approach and a thorough evaluation of the challenges and disputes that have engrossed the scholars who have developed it.
- Author
- Ingrid Robeyns
- Publisher
- Utrecht University
- Source
- LibreTexts
- License
- CC BY
- Language
- EN
- Category
- Basic Sciences
Contents· 52 sections
- 01: Introduction
- 1.01: Why the capability approach
- 1.02: The worries of the sceptics
- 1.03: A yardstick for the evaluation of prosperity and progress
- 1.04: Scope and development of the capability approach
- 1.05: A guide for the reader
- 02: Core Ideas and the Framework
- 2.01: Introduction
- 2.02: A preliminary definition of the capability approach
- 2.03: The capability approach versus capability theories
- 2.04: The many modes of capability analysis
- 2.05: The modular view of the capability approach
- 2.06: The A-module- the non-optional core of all capability theories
- 2.07: The B-modules- non-optional modules with optional content
- 2.08: The C-modules- contingent modules
- 2.09: The modular view of the capability account- a summary
- 2.10: Hybrid theories
- 2.11: The relevance and implications of the modular view
- 2.12: A visualisation of the core conceptual elements
- 2.13: The narrow and broad uses of the capability approach
- 2.14: Conclusion
- 03: Clarifications
- 3.01: Introduction
- 3.02: Refining the notions of capability' and functioning'
- 3.03: Are capabilities freedoms and if so which ones
- 3.04: Functionings or capabilities
- 3.05: Human diversity in the capability approach
- 3.06: Collective capabilities
- 3.07: Which notion of wellbeing is used in the capability approach
- 3.08: Happiness and the capability approach
- 3.09: The capability approach and adaptive preferences
- 3.10: Can the capability approach be an explanatory theory
- 3.11: A suitable theory for all normative questions
- 3.12: The role of resources in the capability approach
- 3.13: The capability approach and theories of justice
- 3.14: Capabilities and human rights
- 3.15: Conclusion
- 04: Critiques and Debates
- 4.01: Introduction
- 4.02: Is everything that's called a capability genuinely a capability
- 4.03: Should we commit to a specific list of capabilities
- 4.04: Why not use the notion of needs
- 4.05: Does the capability approach only address the government
- 4.06: Is the capability approach too individualistic
- 4.07: What about power and political economy
- 4.08: Is the capability approach a liberal theory
- 4.09: Why human development' is not the same idea
- 4.10: Can the capability approach change welfare economics
- 4.11: Taking stock
- 05: Which Future for the Capability Approach
- 5.01: Which Future for the Capability Approach
- 5.02: References