The Capability Approach From Theory to Practice [Paperback]

How can human capabilities be articulated and promoted in practice? How can the challenges encountered in its application be addressed? This volume answers these research questions through nine country case studies from the Global North and the Global South.1. The Capability Approach: From Theory to Practice - Rationale, Review and Reflections; Solava Ibrahim 2. Capability Approach, Livelihoods and Social Inclusion: Agents of Change in Rural India; Meera Tiwari 3. The Dynamics of Collective Agency in Practice: Women's Fight against FGM in Upper Egypt; Solava Ibrahim 4. Growing-up on the Street  Understanding the Lives of Street Children and Youth in Africa; Wayne Shand 5. An agency-oriented exploration of capabilities: Reflections from the UNDP 2010 Brasil Ponto a Ponto campaign; Alexandre Apsan Frediani 6. Sustainability and the Capability Approach: From theory to practice?; PB Anand 7. Using the capability approach to evaluate health and care for individuals and groups in England; Tania Burchardt and Polly Vizard 8. Capability Approach Applications in Germany: 9. Official Poverty and Wealth Reporting and Beyond; J?rgen Volkert 10. Integrating Human Capital and Human Capabilities in Understanding the Value of Education; Enrica Chiappero-Martinetti and Anna Sabadash 11. French Public Involvement in Fair-trade: An Opportunity to Link the Solidarity Economy and the Capability Approach; Hanitra Randrianasolo and Jean-Luc Dubois Conclusion

This book is a novel contribution to the existing literature and that it will provide a key point of reference for any PhD student or researcher attempting to apply the CA to practice in their respective fields for many years to come. ... this book provides a good starting point for anyone else heading down a similar road, although the work contained in this book should make that trip less arduous. (Paul Mark Mitchell, Journal of Human Development and Capabilities, Vol. 17 (2), May, 2016)

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