The capability approach in practice: a new ethics for setting development agendas

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This book develops a philosophical framework for selecting goals for development purposes. This inclusive and democratic framework integrates a variety of resources including philosophical theory, empirical analysis, stakeholder deliberations, local knowledge, and advice from development experts. The author contends that we must provide good reasons and arguments in order to justify a particular development agenda. That is, we need to ask why we choose certain kinds of development goals over ot…

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Full title :The capability approach in practice : a new ethics for setting development agendas / Morten Fibieger Byskov.

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Publication Date:2018.

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Routledge
Place of Publication:New York, NY
Language:eng
Publication Date:2018.

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Description:1 online resource.

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ISBN:9780429506017, 0429506015, 9780429000560, 0429000561
oclc:on1035762696
LC Classification:HD75
Dewey Decimal:174/.4

The importance of developmental agendas -- A capability framework for development goals -- A Republican account of local authority in development -- Third wave development expertise -- Four criteria for the selection of human development goals -- Methods for the selection of capabilities and functionings -- An inclusive framework for setting development agendas.

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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Business Ethics Capabilités (Sciences sociales) Capabilities approach (Social sciences) Développement économique -- Aspect moral Economic development -- Moral and ethic… Justice sociale Social justice Social Justice