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The capability approach : development practice and public policy in the Asia-Pacific region /
This book provides a unique laboratory of 'capabilities in practice' in the Asia-Pacific region. It explores the application of the capability approach in development practice and public policy from a multidisciplinary perspective by bringing together scholars and practitioners from a wide...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Otros Autores: | , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY :
Routledge,
2012.
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| Colección: | Routledge advances in social economics ;
18. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of figures and tables; Notes on contributors; Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; Introduction; PART I Issues in capability theory; 1 The capability approach: its interpretation and 'limitations'; 2 Nussbaum's capabilities approach: its impact on theory and practice in social development; 3 Nussbaum's capabilities approach and freedom of speech; PART II Developed countries in the Asia-Pacific: marginalization, well-being and public policy.
- 4 Thinking about Maori development in terms of the capability approach: the shift towards the adoption of the Maori Potential Approach5 The 'Indigenous capability-right to health' and Australia's 'Close the Gap' Indigenous health policy; 6 Aboriginal peoples' participation in the review of the Aboriginal Heritage Act 1988 in South Australia; 7 Living on the margins: the capabilities of older renters in Sydney, Australia; 8 A method for assessing the adequacy of Australian children's living standards; 9 Beyond participation: a capability approach to urban development in Sydney.
- PART III Developing countries in the Asia-Pacific10 Samoa, Vanuatu and New Zealand: participatory monitoring and evaluation of development programmes; 11 Re-evaluating the MDG framework in Papua New Guinea; 12 Sri Lanka: using information and communications technology to build capabilities for well-being in post-conflict communities; Index.