Sen's capability approach and Nussbaum's capabilities ethic
In: Journal of international development: the journal of the Development Studies Association, Volume 9, Issue 2, p. 281-302
ISSN: 1099-1328
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In: Journal of international development: the journal of the Development Studies Association, Volume 9, Issue 2, p. 281-302
ISSN: 1099-1328
In: Oxford development studies, Volume 38, Issue 3, p. 289-307
ISSN: 1469-9966
In: LSE public policy review, Volume 2, Issue 2
ISSN: 2633-4046
In: Journal of human development and capabilities: a multi-disciplinary journal for people-centered development, Volume 12, Issue 3, p. 425-432
ISSN: 1945-2837
In: Development in practice, Volume 29, Issue 2, p. 250-262
ISSN: 1364-9213
In: Forum for social economics, Volume 49, Issue 3, p. 316-331
ISSN: 1874-6381
In: Journal of human development, Volume 8, Issue 3, p. 457-480
ISSN: 1469-9516
In: International journal of manpower, Volume 34, Issue 4, p. 292-304
ISSN: 1758-6577
PurposeThe aim of this paper is to introduce the special issue of theInternational Journal of Manpoweron capabilities, work and human resource policies and practices. After presenting the main concepts of the capability approach, inspired by Amartya Sen's work, the paper goes on to review the major findings of the contributions to this issue.Design/methodology/approachBringing together economists and sociologists, the special issue develops a relevant range of qualitative and quantitative research methods.FindingsThe special issue adopts the capability approach as a yardstick to assess corporate policies from the combined perspective of economic and human development. It asks how firms can contribute to developing sustainable human capabilities at work.Originality/valueHuman resource management is mainly oriented towards optimising workers' labour for the benefit of employers and shareholders. The papers in this issue provide some well‐documented suggestions on how to break with a reductionist understanding of employees as "human capital", considered from the sole viewpoint of economic efficiency, by introducing a shift in perspective towards an integrated approach, embracing both economic and human development.
In: Social Inclusion, Volume 9, Issue 1, p. 174-181
ISSN: 2183-2803
Migration is a form of spatial and social transplant from one local and national context to another. Migration trajectories often expose the underlying intersections of social relations and social hierarchies that underpin cultural and social national environments. Migrants who encounter those complex structural inequalities must learn to negotiate classed, gendered and racialised social relations and seek the most suitable social positions within new systems. This article builds on Amartya Sen's capability approach to conceptualise migrants' embeddedness in the framework of social inequalities and explores the relationship between individual choices, resources and entitlements. It points towards patterns of advantage and disadvantage that frame migrants' opportunities and draws tacit analytical, theoretical and methodological links that have the innovative potential for the study of migration. Building on the parallels between studies in the fields of social inequalities and migration, this article argues that Sen's analytical and conceptual approach provides innovative insights into migration experiences, and Sen's unique reasoning opens up new avenues for the discussion of migrants' social justice.
In: The journal of development studies, Volume 41, Issue 8, p. 1339-1368
ISSN: 1743-9140
In: Development in practice, Volume 20, Issue 2, p. 173-187
ISSN: 1364-9213
In: Journal of human development, Volume 9, Issue 2, p. 229-246
ISSN: 1469-9516
In: Journal of international development: the journal of the Development Studies Association, Volume 9, Issue 2, p. 235-250
ISSN: 1099-1328
In: Asian journal of comparative politics: AJCP, Volume 7, Issue 4, p. 1232-1246
ISSN: 2057-892X
Over the past decades, biomedical researchers have made great progress in finding the treatment for many diseases which have been considered in the past as incurable. The struggle for longevity and positive health has been addressed by medical science. People who can afford it are assured by the promise of genetic engineering. But while there has been considerable development in the treatment of diseases, the number of mortalities in poor countries remains high, especially in Sub-Saharan Africa and East Asia. Around 8 million people die each year worldwide due to poverty-related health issues. Despite the advancement in the treatment of diseases, poor people in most of the developing countries worldwide are dying each year. This article will argue that human poverty and the existence of infectious diseases are inseparable social phenomena that affect the fate of the poor in developing countries. Following Amartya Sen, this article will argue that access to advanced health care services should be affordable to all, and should form part of individual freedoms that the national policies of a country must secure.
In: British journal of sociology of education, Volume 24, Issue 5, p. 665-669
ISSN: 1465-3346