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Creating capabilities : the human development approach / Martha C. Nussbaum.
- Title
- Creating capabilities : the human development approach / Martha C. Nussbaum.
- Author
- Nussbaum, Martha C. (Martha Craven), 1947-
- Publication
- Cambridge, Massachusetts : The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2011.
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Details
- Description
- xii, 237 pages; 22 cm
- Summary
- This is a primer on the "Capabilities Approach," Nussbaum's innovative model for assessing human progress. She argues that much humanitarian policy today violates basic human values; instead, she offers a unique means of redirecting government and development policy toward helping each of us lead a full and creative life.
- Subjects
- Women's rights
- Social justice
- Economic development
- Kvinnors rättigheter
- Utvecklingsekonomi
- Social rättvisa
- Politische Philosophie
- Wirtschaftsentwicklung
- Soziale Gerechtigkeit
- Sozioökonomischer Wandel
- Lebensqualität
- Entwicklungshilfe
- Dignité humaine
- Besoins fondamentaux
- Développement économique
- Justice sociale
- Développement humain
- economic development
- Femmes > Droits
- Women's Rights
- Social Justice
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-230) and index.
- Processing Action (note)
- committed to retain
- Contents
- A woman seeking justice -- The central capabilities -- A necessary counter-theory -- Fundamental entitlements -- Cultural diversity -- The nation and global justice -- Philosophical influences -- Capabilities and contemporary issues.
- ISBN
- 9780674050549
- 0674050541
- 9780674061200
- 0674061209
- 9780674072350
- 0674072359
- LCCN
- 2010044834
- OCLC
- 676725360
- SCSB-11857569
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library