Social Sciences in India: Premises and Promises of Capability Approach

Lakshmi Narayanan Venkataraman

Indian Journal of Human Development, 2016, vol. 10, issue 1, 111-121

Abstract: Social sciences in India are known for systemic lacunae. As this is in sharp contrast with the mainstream debates in knowledge society, the present article takes a retrospective look to analyze the premises and promises of capability approach in higher education. The central argument deconstructs the developmental complexities of social science scholarship in the neoliberal democracy.

Keywords: Social sciences; capability approach; human capital; neoliberalism; social stratification; structure; agency (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.1177/0973703016654560

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