A practical reasoning theory of development ethhics: furthering the capabilities approach

Alkire, Sabina; BLACK, RUFUS

doi:10.1002/(sici)1099-1328(199703)9:2<263::aid-jid439>3.3.co;2-4

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“…Several authors have attempted to codify universal capabilities lists or sets to apply as a supplement to Sen's framework [22][23][24][25][26][27]. However, Sen has himself remained skeptical of these attempts:…”

Section: Capability Approachmentioning

confidence: 99%

Local Actor Strategies for Achieving Human Security Functionings

Holm

2017

Journal of Human Security

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This article explores the experiences of community-level actors in the pursuit of greater human security in their communities. Utilizing a conceptual framework based on the capability approach, human security, and securitization theory it considers local actor perceptions of security and the strategies used to achieve their goals. It presents and discusses strategies employed by two distinct actors-a local non-governmental organization and an independent group of community dwellers-in their attempts to achieve security functionings. The results of this qualitative study suggest that while community-level actors view themselves as being empowered as agents in achieving certain human security functionings, the ability of local actors to achieve higher-level functionings is dependent on their recognition as legitimate securitizing agents by more powerful actors and potential partner groups.

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Section: Capability Approachmentioning

confidence: 99%

Local Actor Strategies for Achieving Human Security Functionings

Holm

2017

Journal of Human Security

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“…Each of these capabilities has two values: the first is an intrinsic value, because they are all important for CAAs, and the second is an instrumental value, as these capabilities foster the development of other capabilities and affect the development of CAAs in adulthood. These capabilities are selected not only because they are crucial for CAAs' well-being, but also because they and 13 Robeyns, 2003. 14 See Woolley and Marshall (1994), Nussbaum (1995Nussbaum ( , 2000Nussbaum ( and 2003, Alkire and Black (1997), Wieringa (1997), Dijkstra (2002), Robeyns (2003) and Carrasco (2009). © 2013 The Authors Fiscal Studies © 2013 Institute for Fiscal Studies their associated functionings are the ones most likely to present the most significant differences by gender in advanced societies.…”

Section: A Mimic Model To Measure Capabilitiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…10 Thus, policies aimed at supporting the well-being of families must pay attention to their likely gender differential effects on families, both for CAAs and parents. In order to do so, the concept of well-being needs to be expanded, not as a basket of goods and 3 Klasen, 2000;Alkire, 2002;Addabbo, Di Tommaso and Facchinetti, 2004;Anand, Hunter and Smith, 2005;Kuklys and Robeyns, 2005;Anand and van Hees, 2006;Anand andSantos, 2009. 4 Robeyns (2003) provides an exhaustive list of criteria to be implemented in order to create a list of capabilities that allow the assessment of gender inequality: explicit formulation, methodological justification, sensitivity to the context, different levels of generality and specification, and non-reduction.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Gender, Time Use, and Children's and Adolescents' Well‐Being: Implications for Public Policies*

Gálvez-Muñoz¹,

Serrano²,

Rodríguez-Modroño³

et al. 2013

Fiscal Studies

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This paper has two main goals. The first is to analyse and measure gender differences in children's and adolescents' well-being by using a capability approach. The second aim is to identify the parameters that can help design policies to improve children's and adolescents' well-being. The econometric model used is a multiple indicator multiple causes (MIMIC) model, belonging to the class of structural equation models. The estimation is done on a sample of 10-to 17-year-old girls and boys and uses micro-data from

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“…Though capability lists share something with human rights, not all of them purport universal coverage or constitutional protection. Other scholars construct lists using empirical and philosophical methods as a way to avoid over-specifying the capability approach (Alkire and Black, 1997).…”

Section: Capability and Economicsmentioning

confidence: 99%