The capability approach and labour law for distribution. It has contributed to development discourse by strengthening the multidimensional approach to poverty analysis and stressing the importance of focusing on agency and empowerment. This article presents an analysis of the concept of disability in amartya sens capabilities and functionings approach in the context of information and communication technologies ict. The capability approach in social policy analysis 1 the capability approach ca is a set of ideas, concepts and methodological instructions which. The paper specifies the core elements of amartya sens capability approach to socioeconomic valuation. There are many human rights that can be seen as rights to. Functionings, capabilities and diversity in amartya sens approach. Amartya sens capability theory of development and poverty. Amartya sens concept of development as freedom 1999 is highly acclaimed. Amartya kumar sen sen in 2000 born amartya kumar sen 19331103 3 november 1933 age 85 shantiniketan, bengal, britis.
The approach that will be used here, which is sometimes called the capability approach, sees human life as a set of doings and beingswe may call them functioningsand it relates the evaluation of the quality of life to the assessment of the capability to function. The capability approach as a human development paradigm and its critiques nuno ornelas martins eolss. Hd used sens phrase that the objective of development is to expand capabilities and simplified it to expand peoples choices. For the nobel laureate amartya sen the poor cannot participate. But, before moving to these, we begin by offering an overview of the key elements of human development. Martha nussbaum 1988 has illuminatingly analyzed the reach and relevance of the aristotelian approach. Oct 16, 2010 this article presents an analysis of the concept of disability in amartya sens capabilities and functionings approach in the context of information and communication technologies ict. Trend so that relative poverty, measured using total income which included such government.
How does the capability approach relate to human development human development is conceptually founded on the capability approach, and looks to application. He argues that human development is about the expansion of citizens capabilities. Sen has made contributions to welfare economics, social choice theory, economic and social justice, economic theories of famines, decision theory. The purpose of this paper is to examine whether amartya sens capability approach can suggest an appropriate theory of education for ethical development. Please do not quote or reproduce without my permission. Looking at the basic dimensions of human development, which make up the core measurement of its achievements. In this approach, amartya sen and martha nussbaum bring together a range of ideas that were previously excluded from or inadequately formulated in traditional approaches to the. The conceptual framework will be the capabilities approach, formulated by amartya sen.
The work of amartya sen and martha nussbaum in bringing together the human capabilities approach heavily informs the ragged university project as it aims to open up opportunities for people who do not have them. He obtained a phd in economics from the london school of economics and worked at the bangladesh institute of development. Many advocates of sens capability approach insist that his approach is superior to rival theories of education, including the human capital theory. He lives in cambridge, massachusetts and cambridge, england. The human development and capability approach aims.
Building on existing work on the capabilities approach within education, it is emphasised that the notion of. The capabilities approach to welfare capabilities theory, more often and perhaps properly referred to as an approach, emerged from concerns about the informational basis of traditional welfare economics. Ne xt, sen makes use of the capability perspective, seeing development as freedom, to evaluate the ordinary institutions we operate with. Fundamental freedoms and human rights sen has advocated new approaches to thinking about fundamental freedoms and human rights. The capability approach can be applied at two distinct levels of evaluation namely, a assessment of an individuals wellbeing or more generally her advantage encompassing both wellbeing and agency and b assessment of the goodness of a social action or a social arrangement. It analyzes recent formulations by some of sens close associates, in addition to his own work, and identifies important variants, obscurities and tensions, as. Building on existing work on the capabilities approach within education, it is emphasised that the. Commodities and capabilities presents a set of interrelated theses concerning the foundations of welfare economics, and in particular about the assessment of personal wellbeing and advantage. The paper specifies the core elements of amartya sen s capability approach to socioeconomic valuation. Amartya sen amartya sen is lamont university professor at harvard university, cambridge, ma, usa abstract the two concepts human rights and capabilities go well with each other, so long as we do not try to subsume either concept entirely within the territory of the other. It proposes that social arrangements should be primarily evaluated according to the extent of freedom people have to promote or achieve functionings they value.
Amartya sens capability approach is increasingly in. Concept, application, and scrutiny 6 aristotle, nicomachean ethics, book i, section 7. The second part seeks to clarify a number of interrelated issues concerning choice and freedom the two most fundamental concepts in the capability approach. Later sections will present his foundational work and its basic terms and concepts.
Sensentitlementapproach 249 assets,andthiscanbeaccommodatedintheentitlementapproachusinga relativelylongrunformulationtakingnoteoffutureentitlements. Sen challenges the mainstream concept of measuring development by economic growth evans 2002. Poverty as severe capability deprivation amartya sen and the evolution of the concept of poverty leland joseph r. The capability approach in social policy analysis 1 the capability approach ca is a set of ideas, concepts and methodological instructions which was developed mainly by amartya sen e. I would like to thank all those friends and colleagues who commented on earlier papers on which this text is based, and in particular amartya sen who taught me much about the capability approach during my doctoral research.
Apr 03, 20 amartya sens concept of development as freedom 1999 is highly acclaimed. Capability approach pioneered by amartya sen has been a new milestone for analyzing poverty through gender perspective. Development in practice sens capability approach as a. But, before moving to these, we begin by offering an overview of the key elements of. Development as capability expansion amartya sen contents page. Amartya sens books include on economic inequality, development as freedom and the argumentative indian. Creating capabilities, however, affords anyone interested in issues of human development a wonderfully lucid account of the structure and. An introduction to amartya sens development as freedom a macat geography analysis duration. The capability approach stanford encyclopedia of philosophy. There are many human rights that can be seen as rights to particular capabilities. Livelihood approach and of the capability approach and to share experiences and references on the application and operationalization of the capabilities approach in food security projectsprogrammes. The argument presented focuses on the capability to function, i.
What is the capability approach its core, rationale. The capability approach also referred to as the capabilities approach is an economic theory conceived in the 1980s as an alternative approach to welfare economics. The capability approach versus the livelihood approach livelihood approach focuses much on the availability of commodities, while the way in. Reframing inclusive education through the capability. Amartya sens capability approach and its application in. This is because sen emphasizes the purpose and various roles of education for achieving. Since the introduction of the approach, numerous scholars from various fields have applied this approach in their studies. Keynote address by professor amartya sen, master of trinity college, cambridge, nobel laureate in economics, to the fiftysecond world health assembly geneva, tuesday, 18 may 1999 i feel very honoured and of course delighted to have the opportunity of giving this lecture at this extraordinarily important conference. Revising amartya sens capability approach to education. The capabilities approach to human progress has until now been expounded only in specialized works. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by us and international laws. Osmani is professor of development economics at ulster university, uk. The capabilities approach is a broad normative framework for the evaluation of individual wellbeing and social arrangements, the design of policies and proposals about social change in society. The capability approach is a theoretical framework that entails two core normative claims.
Amartya sen had an extensive background in development economics, social choice theory for which he received the 1998 nobel prize in economics, and philosophy before developing the capability approach during the 1980s. See also amartya sen, inequality reexamined harvard up 1992. In the capability approach, advanced by amartya sen and martha nussbaum, human wellbeing is evaluated in terms of capabilities and functionings. One of the prominent scholars who has contributed and expanded the approach is martha nussbaum. In this approach, amartya sen and martha nussbaum bring together a range of ideas that were previously excluded from or inadequately formulated in traditional approaches to the economics of welfare. This is a digest of parts of amartya sens book development as freedom. Amartya sen on development discovering development. In this new approach, then, the point of departure is a basic reality. In particular, the approach developed from sens analysis of axiomatic social theory, sen 1970, 1976. The capability approach can he contrasted not merely with commoditybased systems of evaluation, but also with the utilitybased assessment. Pdf amartya sens capability approach as theoretical. He utilizes this interconnectedness proven earlier to. Sen has made contributions to welfare economics, social choice theory, economic and social justice, economic theories of famines, decision theory, development economics, public health and measures of.
He is lamont university professor at harvard and formerly master of trinity college, cambridge. Lamont university professor and professor of economics and philosophy, harvard university senior fellow, harvard society of fellows formerly master, trinity college, cambridge, england, 19982003 birth. Amartya sen s capability approach and its application in the hdrs 2229 words 9 pages introduction hitherto, development has been measured solely by economic indexes, such as accumulation of capital, utilization of international investment, gdp per capita, and many more. Poverty as lack of freedom the economist amartya sen, who won the nobel prize in 1998 for his contribution to the welfare economy, is a required reference when it comes to analysing poverty. Some refelctions 2016 human development report office 2 think piece s. It analyzes recent formulations by some of sen s close associates, in addition to his own work, and identifies important variants, obscurities and tensions, as well as the key rationale and valueadded of the approach.
For sen, freedom means increasing citizens access and opportunities to the things they have reason to value. Since the introduction of the approach, numerous scholars from various. Amartya sens capability approach and its application in the hdrs 2229 words 9 pages introduction hitherto, development has been measured solely by economic indexes, such as accumulation of capital, utilization of international investment, gdp per capita, and many more. The capability approach as a human development paradigm. This integrated framework engages children, educators, and families in principled practices that acknowledge differences, rather than deficits, and enable attention to enhancing the capabilities of children with disabilities in inclusive educational environments.