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Comments on Amartya Sen's book, Development as Freedom & argues that Sen challenges the worldview of his critics, including the editors of the Wall Street Journal. Sen argues that economic development should be measured by its ability to increase people's freedom to live in accordance with what they value. Sen expresses his ideas with a clarity & logical elegance, but much of his thought in the book is left unexplored. It is important to reach beyond Sen's writing to prevent market-based power inequalities from undermining development & freedom. Sen's capability approach for development as freedom is valuable, & the theory invites additional work on his efforts to theorize the possibility & necessity of "social choice.". 8 References. L. A. Hoffman

"For over three decades, the capability approach proposed and developed by Amartya Sen and Martha Nussbaum has had a distinct impact on development theories and approaches because it goes beyond an economic conception of development and engages with the normative aspects of development. This book explores the new frontiers of the capability approach and its links to human development in three main areas. First, it delves into the philosophical foundations of the approach, re-examining its links to concepts of common good, collective agency and epistemic diversity. Secondly, it addresses its 'operational frontier', aiming to give inclusive explanations of some of the most advanced methods available for capability researchers. Thirdly, it offers a wide range of the applications of this approach, as carried out by a mix of renowned capability scholars and researchers from different disciplines. This broad interdisciplinary range includes the areas of human and sustainable development, inequalities, labour markets, education, special needs, cities, urban planning, housing, social capital and happiness studies, among others"--

Friis Arne Petersen and Hans Binnendijk give a comprehensive description of how to best arrive at a Comprehensive Approach for NATO. There are two distinct but related asset pools for preparing NATO as an organization to work closely on a Comprehensive Approach -- military forces and critical civilian capabilities; and both are indispensable if NATO, internally and with partners, is to achieve optimum civil-military teamwork. Figures. Adapted from the source document.

This unique volume is the first to examine Nobel Laureate Amartya Sen's ideas through the lens of gender. His humanitarian approach to economics has been crucial to the development of several aspects of feminist economics and gender analysis. This book outlines the range and usefulness of his work for gender analysis while also exploring some of its silences and implicit assumptions. The result is a collection of groundbreaking and insightful essays which cover major topics in Sen's work, such as the capability approach, justice, freedom, social choice, agency, missing women and development and well-being. Perspectives have been drawn from both developing and developed countries, with most of the authors applying Sen's concepts to cultural, geographic and historical contexts which differ from his original applications. -- Back cover

Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. The AgeCap conceptual framework for research on capability in ageing -- Chapter 3. The ICECAP-O measure -- Chapter 4. The capability approach in epidemiological studies -- Chapter 5 – Good self-rated health as an indicator of personal capability in old age -- Chapter 6. Capability in research on cognition and well-being in ageing and retirement -- Chapter 7. The neurochemistry of Alzheimer's disease: one of the most common causes of reduced capability in the adult population -- Chapter 8. The capability approach in research on ageing well at home for frail older people -- Chapter 9. eHealth literacy and capability in the context of the pandemic crisis -- Chapter 10. Increasing people's capabilities by using design thinking in the decision-making process -- Chapter 11. The capability approach in social work with older people -- Chapter 12. A historical perspective on ageing and capability -- Chapter 13. The capabilities approach and the concepts of self-determination, legal competence and human dignity in social services for older people -- Chapter 14. Invisible or powerful? Ageing in a mediatised society -- Chapter 15. System and life-course perspectives on capability to work and capability through work -- Chapter 16. Organisational capability for delayed retirement -- Chapter 17. Capability and political participation among ageing populations.