The Capability Approach and the Praxis of Development

By: S. Deneulin

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Hardcover | 14 May 2006 | Edition Number 1

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Nobel Laureate Amartya Sen has shifted the welfare foundations of economic theory by assessing human well-being in terms of 'freedoms'. This has led to a new paradigm in development economics: development is about expanding the freedoms that people have reason to choose and value. Individual agency, expressed through political participation, is central to promoting these freedoms. The book examines the extent to which this conception of 'development as freedom' can be a guide for development policy and for addressing poverty effectively. The book argues that, if it is to be such a guide, the theoretical foundations of 'development as freedom' need to be expanded. In particular, it will need to pay more attention to collective and historical dimensions which underpin 'freedom'. A methodology for narrating these processes is introduced.

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'Deneulin writes with clarity, economy, and purpose, and synthesizes and adds to a series of literatures in philosophy, history and social theory that are extremely relevant for assessing and deepening the capability approach.' - Des Gasper, Journal of Human Development and Capabilities

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List of Tables	p. vii
Preface and Acknowledgements	p. ix
Development as Freedom	p. 1
Human well-being and freedom	p. 3
The freedoms of individuals	p. 8
Agency and political participation	p. 10
From development theory to praxis	p. 12
Human Well-Being and Freedom	p. 18
Well-being as freedom	p. 19
Perfectionism and liberalism	p. 19
Perfectionism in the capability approach	p. 22
Freedom and choice	p. 27
Central human capabilities	p. 32
A thick vague theory of the good	p. 32
A political form of liberalism	p. 38
Well-being and development praxis	p. 44
The dimension option	p. 44
The pragmatic option	p. 48
Freedom within Structures of Living Together	p. 54
Structures of living together	p. 55
Irreducibly social goods	p. 55
Expanding the evaluation space	p. 57
Valuation structures	p. 62
Socio-historical agency	p. 67
The sources of freedom and agency	p. 67
Individual and collective agency	p. 72
Motivations and structures of mutual concern	p. 76
Self-interest	p. 76
Social norms and identity	p. 79
Friendship and mutual concern	p. 80
Implications for development praxis	p. 84
Political Freedom and Practical Reason	p. 87
Exercising political freedom	p. 88
Participation and democracy	p. 88
The value of political freedom	p. 90
Political and market freedom	p. 94
Practical reason in the political community	p. 98
Forms of practical reasoning	p. 98
Deliberative democracy	p. 100
Principles of decision-making	p. 107
Finnis and Nussbaum on practical reasoning	p. 107
Perception of particulars	p. 109
Deliberation about ends and means	p. 112
Beyond the capability space	p. 115
From Development Theory to Practice	p. 118
Development theory and practice	p. 119
Two case studies	p. 121
A hermeneutical approach to development	p. 134
The Costa Rican Human Development Story	p. 140
Universal primary education	p. 141
The creation and expansion of the welfare state	p. 146
The crisis of the 1980s	p. 155
Costa Rica's socio-historical agency	p. 162
The National Consultation	p. 165
The Combo del ICE	p. 167
The fiscal problem	p. 169
The Dominican Republic's Narrative	p. 175
The emergence of the dictatorship	p. 177
The difficult transition to democracy	p. 184
The legacy of the dialectical process	p. 189
The Dominican Republic's socio-historical agency	p. 196
The Comprehensive Development Framework	p. 199
Cases of social reform	p. 201
The Social Security Reform	p. 205
Implications for the capability approach	p. 207
Conclusion: The Capability Approach and the Praxis of Development	p. 210
Notes	p. 214
Bibliography	p. 225
Index	p. 237
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