Apr 14, 2011 · The capability approach is a theoretical framework that entails two normative claims: first, the claim that the freedom to achieve well-being is of primary moral importance …

The capability approach (also referred to as the capabilities approach) is a normative approach to human welfare that concentrates on the actual capability of persons to achieve lives they value …

The Capability Approach is defined by its choice of focus upon the moral significance of individuals’ capability of achieving the kind of lives they have reason to value.

According to the capability approach, a person's capability of living a good and praiseworthy life is evaluated through a set of valuable functionings – ‘beings’ and ‘doings’– such as being happy …

The enormous contributions made by the capability perspective towards the discernment of human well-being and freedom have been well brought out by the papers in this Handbook.

The capability approach (also known as the capabilities approach) is a theoretical and normative framework concerned with well-being, the just design of institutional and social arrangements, …

Over the last decade Amartya Sen s Capability Approach (CA) has emerged as the leading alternative to standard economic frameworks for thinking about poverty, inequality and human …

The capability approach is a broad normative framework for the evaluation of individual well-being and social arrangements, the design of policies and proposals about social change in society.

The capability approach shifts the focus from purely economic indicators like GDP to a broader understanding of well-being that includes individuals' actual abilities to achieve valued states …

An empirical investigation of the differences between a capability and a monetary assessment of poverty. 9 - Complexity and vagueness in the capability approach: strengths or weaknesses? …