Re-conceptualizing Sustainable Development on the Basis of the Capability Approach: A Model and Its Difficulties

Leßmann, Ortrud; Rauschmayer, Felix

doi:10.1080/19452829.2012.747487

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“…On the one hand, emotions, risk preferences, and complex interactions can strongly affect the current individual use of basic freedom, as inducing resort to heuristics often leads to undesired outcomes [91,100]. On the other hand, dynamic factors, such as values and preferences dependent upon time, as well as mutable conditions can influence and hinder the freedom of choice of future generations too [74,82].…”

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“…Lessman and Rauschmayer [91] further suggest that the lack of systemic analysis implies objective difficulty in considering the dynamic impacts a decision provokes on the same person or others' well-being.…”

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“…While Robeyns [78] (p. 108) argues that the CA contemplates an "ethical individualism" and some authors propose the notion of collective capability [95,96], the CA subordinates the collective dimension of freedom of choice to the privileged individual level [75,91,97,98].…”

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“…Because of its intrinsic value [88], freedom of choice (i.e., the basic freedom to choose among options according to one's own judgment values) measures the goal of human development and of sustainability [26,89], the notions of which are then expanded when compared to the related need-centered definitions [74,[90][91][92]. Even if the CA were not a complete justice theory [93] (p. 337), a number of studies discuss and supplement the descriptive (ontological, [74,82]) and prescriptive [78,86,92] contributions it delivers to the assessment of well-being and sustainability by analyzing its implications and challenges.…”

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Identity, Commons and Sustainability: An Economic Perspective

Setti¹,

Garuti²

2018

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Commons represent a wide, heterogeneous class of resources but its composition is the subject of growing tensions. The question "What is a commons?" has become even more complex while the answer still remains elusive. Current research focuses on two main attributes of commons-nonexclusivity and rivalry-centered on regulatory and operational aspects, conveying the notion of usability. Instead, this study argues that the definition of commons should be derived from their function. It is proposed that identity, in its individual and collective integrated dimensions, is the ultimate goal of commons. Despite the pivotal function that commons can perform, availability of resources is indeed just one of the conditions for human development. Moreover, commons can deploy their identity-oriented functions only if a sustainability transition is pursued. Based on these considerations, the study analyzes the concept of sustainability, and addresses the question "What is to be sustained?" While the capability approach offers a coherent conceptualization of the diversity of individuals-a crucial issue for sustainability-some limitations arise when it is adopted as evaluative space of well-being. This study argues that the assumed notion of identity delivers a broader concept of sustainability and delineates the ultimate goal of sustainability (sustainable identity).

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Section: Sustainability and Identitymentioning

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Section: Sustainability and Identitymentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Sustainability and Identitymentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Sustainability and Identitymentioning

confidence: 99%

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Identity, Commons and Sustainability: An Economic Perspective

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Garuti²

2018

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“…Here, we will refer and explain the various determinants of capabilities in the context of our case study. 8 See Leßmann (2013) 9 Issues of subjective evaluation and causal factors of happiness related to the case of the Bayer CropScience MVP in Karnataka are discussed in Strotmann and Volkert (2014).…”

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Sustainable Human Development: Corporate Challenges and Potentials the Case of Bayer CropScience's Cotton Seed Production in Rural Karnataka (India)

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Standard-Nutzungsbedingungen:Die Dokumente auf EconStor dürfen zu eigenen wissenschaftlichen Zwecken und zum Privatgebrauch gespeichert und kopiert werden.Sie dürfen die Dokumente nicht für öffentliche oder kommerzielle Zwecke vervielfältigen, öffentlich ausstellen, öffentlich zugänglich machen, vertreiben oder anderweitig nutzen.Sofern die Verfasser die Dokumente unter Open-Content-Lizenzen (insbesondere CC-Lizenzen) zur Verfügung gestellt haben sollten, gelten abweichend von diesen Nutzungsbedingungen die in der dort genannten Lizenz gewährten Nutzungsrechte. Terms of use: Documents in EconStor may Aims and objectives of the research project GeNECASustainability policy has to consider the interdependencies of human life and nature; it has to meet the high moral standards of intra-and intergenerational justice set by the Brundtland Commission in 1987; and, finally, it has to motivate people to behave accordingly. This is quite a challenging task that often is responded to in a too simplistic way. Current sustainability science and civic engagement often focus on the environmental dimensions and herewith on intergenerational justice.The Capability Approach is a leading paradigm in development economics that has informed development policy during the last 20 years. With its focus on human development it has highlighted the interaction between social and economic development. The issue of intragenerational justice constitutes an ongoing motive within the Capability Approach, but intergenerational justice and environmental concerns have often been left out of its scope.The project GeNECA aims at conceptualizing sustainable development on the basis of the Capability Approach so as to combine the issues of inter-and intragenerational justice drawing on an integrated understanding of social, economic and environmental development. Resuming the spirit of the Brundtland commission, GeNECA puts the needs and capabilities of people all over the world, now and in future into its focus.On the basis of conceptual reflections, current sustainability indicators will be complemented by capability-based indicators. The concept will further be used in case studies on various areas of governance to prove its usefulness in decision processes. A feedback mechanism will be installed to amend the conception to the demands of applicability.GeNECA is a 3 years research project (04/2010-03/2013) funded by the German ministry for science and research as part of the funding programme "Economics for Sustainability". (FKZ 01UN1015A, www.wi-n.org) II Foreword and AcknowledgementsIn recent years Transnational Corporations (TNC) have been found to provide solutions as well as challenges for Sustainable Human Development. However, the interrelations of business and Sustainable Human Development have not attracted much attention by research on human development and capabilities yet. This paper aims at contributing to such a necessary exploration and discussion of TNCs in the context of Sustainable Human Development (SHD). To achieve this goal, ...

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Human Development and Strong Sustainability: A Mutual Dialogue

Pelenc

Dubois²

2020

Sustainability, Capabilities and Human Security

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Re-conceptualizing Sustainable Development on the Basis of the Capability Approach: A Model and Its Difficulties

Cited by 80 publications

References 40 publications

Identity, Commons and Sustainability: An Economic Perspective

Identity, Commons and Sustainability: An Economic Perspective

Sustainable Human Development: Corporate Challenges and Potentials the Case of Bayer CropScience's Cotton Seed Production in Rural Karnataka (India)

Human Development and Strong Sustainability: A Mutual Dialogue

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