Wellbeing, Freedom and Social Justice: The Capability Approach Re-Examined (Robeyns)

by Ingrid Robeyns

Read here Read at LibreTextsPDF

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.

Description from LibreTexts.

Publisher
Utrecht University
Subjects
Social Sciences, Sociology
Licence
CC BY, as LibreTexts states it
Who can read
Teens profiles and older, judged from its title and subjects

Contents

LibreTexts writes equations in TeX, and here they show as TeX; the PDF has them typeset.

  1. Front Matter
  2. TitlePage
  3. InfoPage
  4. Table of Contents
  5. Licensing
  6. 1: Introduction
  7. 1.1: Why the capability approach?
  8. 1.2: The worries of the sceptics
  9. 1.3: A yardstick for the evaluation of prosperity and progress
  10. 1.4: Scope and development of the capability approach
  11. 1.5: A guide for the reader
  12. 2: Core Ideas and the Framework
  13. 2.1: Introduction
  14. 2.2: A preliminary definition of the capability approach
  15. 2.3: The capability approach versus capability theories
  16. 2.4: The many modes of capability analysis
  17. 2.5: The modular view of the capability approach
  18. 2.6: The A-module: the non-optional core of all capability theories
  19. 2.7: The B-modules: non-optional modules with optional content
  20. 2.8: The C-modules: contingent modules
  21. 2.9: The modular view of the capability account: a summary
  22. 2.10: Hybrid theories
  23. 2.11: The relevance and implications of the modular view
  24. 2.12: A visualisation of the core conceptual elements
  25. 2.13: The narrow and broad uses of the capability approach
  26. 2.14: Conclusion
  27. 3: Clarifications
  28. 3.1: Introduction
  29. 3.2: Refining the notions of ‘capability' and ‘functioning'
  30. 3.3: Are capabilities freedoms, and if so, which ones?
  31. 3.4: Functionings or capabilities?
  32. 3.5: Human diversity in the capability approach
  33. 3.6: Collective capabilities
  34. 3.7: Which notion of wellbeing is used in the capability approach?
  35. 3.8: Happiness and the capability approach
  36. 3.9: The capability approach and adaptive preferences
  37. 3.10: Can the capability approach be an explanatory theory?
  38. 3.11: A suitable theory for all normative questions?
  39. 3.12: The role of resources in the capability approach
  40. 3.13: The capability approach and theories of justice
  41. 3.14: Capabilities and human rights
  42. 3.15: Conclusion
  43. 4: Critiques and Debates
  44. 4.1: Introduction
  45. 4.2: Is everything that's called a capability genuinely a capability?
  46. 4.3: Should we commit to a specific list of capabilities?
  47. 4.4: Why not use the notion of needs?
  48. 4.5: Does the capability approach only address the government?
  49. 4.6: Is the capability approach too individualistic?
  50. 4.7: What about power and political economy?
  51. 4.8: Is the capability approach a liberal theory?
  52. 4.9: Why ‘human development' is not the same idea
  53. 4.10: Can the capability approach change welfare economics?
  54. 4.11: Taking stock
  55. 5: Which Future for the Capability Approach?
  56. 5.1: Which Future for the Capability Approach?
  57. 5.2: References
  58. Back Matter
  59. Index
  60. Glossary
  61. Detailed Licensing