Children and the Capability Approach [Paperback]

Exploring a wide variety of case studies and developmental issues from a capability perspective, this book is an original contribution to both development and children's studies that raises a strong case for?placing children's issues at the core of human development.List of Tables List of Figures Acknowledgements Preface PART I: INTRODUCTION AND THEORETICAL PERSPECTIVES ON CHILDREN AND THE CAPABILITY APPROACH Introduction: Theoretical Foundations and the Book's Roadmap; F.Comim, J.Ballet, M.Biggeri & V.Iervese Children's Agency and the Capability Approach: A Conceptual Framework; J.Ballet, M.Biggeri & ?F.Comim Child Poverty as Capability Deprivation: How to Choose Domains of Child Well-Being and Poverty; M.Biggeri? & S.Mehrotra? PART II: UNDERSTANDING CHILDREN'S CAPABILITIES: METHODS AND CASE STUDIES From Valuing to Evaluating: Tools and Procedures to Operationalize the Capability Approach; M.Biggeri? & R.Libanora? Street Children in Kampala and NGOs' Action: Understanding Capabilities Deprivation and Expansion; R.Anich, M.Biggeri, R.Libanora ?& S.Mariani Sen's Capability Approach: Children and Well-Being Explored through the use of Photography; A.Kellock? & R.Lawthom? Child Agency and Identity: The Case of Peruvian Children in a Transitional Situation; M.Horna Padr?n ?& J.Ballet Microfinance, Street Children and the Capability Approach: Is Microfinance an Appropriate Tool to Address the Street Children Issue?; B.Serrokh 'Good for Children?' Local Understandings versus Universal Prescriptions: Evidence from Three Ethiopian Communities;? L.Camfield? & Y.Tafere Children's Capabilities and Family Characteristics in Italy: Measuring Imagination and Play; T.Addabbo? & M.Di Tommaso PART III: POLICY IMPLICATIONS Re-Thinking Children's Disabilities Through the Capability Lens: A Framework for Analysis and Policy Implications; J.Trani, P.Bakhshi ?& M.Biggeri Re-Thinking Access to Education Through the Capability Approach: The Case of Slól