Creating capabilities [electronic resource] : the human development approach / Martha C. Nussbaum.
2011
HM671 .N868 2011eb
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Creating capabilities [electronic resource] : the human development approach / Martha C. Nussbaum.
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9780674061200 electronic book
9780674050549
9780674050549
Publication Details
Cambridge, Mass. : Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2011.
Language
English
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1 online resource (xii, 237 p.)
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HM671 .N868 2011eb
Dewey Decimal Classification
303.3/72
Summary
This is a primer on the "Capabilities Approach," Nussbaum's innovative model for assessing human progress. She argues that much humanitarian policy today violates basic human values; instead, she offers a unique means of redirecting government and development policy toward helping each of us lead a full and creative life.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Table of Contents
A woman seeking justice
The central capabilities
A necessary counter-theory
Fundamental entitlements
Cultural diversity
The nation and global justice
Philosophical influences
Capabilities and contemporary issues.
The central capabilities
A necessary counter-theory
Fundamental entitlements
Cultural diversity
The nation and global justice
Philosophical influences
Capabilities and contemporary issues.