Valuing Freedoms by Sabina Alkire
Sabina Alkire shows how Nobel Prize-winning economist Amartya Sen's capability approach can be coherently---and practically---put to work in poverty reduction activities so that the voices and values of the poor matter. This provides economists, philosophers, theologians, and development practitioners with a way forward that addresses both theoretical and practical challenges.
.. essential reading for anyone who wants to take the capability approach forward, and it will certainly become a reference point for much future work in this area. * Economics and Philosophy *
This book is very careful and accurate in its explanation of Sen's work. It is very well referenced and Alkire demonstrates a profound knowledge of Sen's work. Valuing Freedoms provides a detailed example of how the capability approach can be used for a very messy and practical task, without systematically narrowing the approach down to a technical tool or an algorithm that 'measures' non-quantifiable dimensions. As such, it should be able to convince quite a few critics. * Economics and Philosophy *
Valuing Freedoms is a major contribution to the further development and advancement of the capability approach. * Economics and Philosophy *
... the book is well-referenced and contributes to the development of Sen's capability approach ... good reading for economists and non-economists interested in the capability approach. * Journal of International Development *
This book is very careful and accurate in its explanation of Sen's work. It is very well referenced and Alkire demonstrates a profound knowledge of Sen's work. Valuing Freedoms provides a detailed example of how the capability approach can be used for a very messy and practical task, without systematically narrowing the approach down to a technical tool or an algorithm that 'measures' non-quantifiable dimensions. As such, it should be able to convince quite a few critics. * Economics and Philosophy *
Valuing Freedoms is a major contribution to the further development and advancement of the capability approach. * Economics and Philosophy *
... the book is well-referenced and contributes to the development of Sen's capability approach ... good reading for economists and non-economists interested in the capability approach. * Journal of International Development *
Sabina Alkire coordinates a research and learning programme on Culture and Poverty in the Poverty Group at the World Bank. She is also a deacon in the Anglican Church.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780199245796 |
| ISBN 10 | 0199245797 |
| Title | Valuing Freedoms |
| Author | Sabina Alkire |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press |
| Year published | 2002-03-21 |
| Number of pages | 356 |
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