Journal of Human Development and Capabilities

2000 - 2025

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Volume 18, issue 4, 2017

Citizenship, Migration and Opportunity pp. 429-441

Ravi Kanbur

Income Dynamics, Assets and Poverty Traps in South Africa pp. 442-463

Marisa von Fintel

On the Determinants of Changes in Wage Inequality in Urban Bolivia pp. 464-496

Gustavo Canavire-Bacarreza and Fernando Rios-Avila

A Capabilities Approach to the Adjudication of the Right to a Basic Education in South Africa pp. 497-516

Shanelle van der Berg

Should Aspirations be a Matter of Policy Concern? pp. 517-530

Svenja Flechtner

Should Rich Nations Help the Poor? pp. 531-532

Anirudh Krishna

Transforming Teacher Quality in the Global South: Using Capabilities and Causality to Re-examine Teacher Performance pp. 532-534

Merridy Wilson-Strydom

Volume 18, issue 3, 2017

Human Capabilities and Animal Lives: Conflict, Wonder, Law: A Symposium pp. 317-321

Martha C. Nussbaum

Cultural Killing and Human–Animal Capability Conflict pp. 322-336

Amy Linch and Breena Holland

The Reasonableness of Wonder pp. 337-355

Jeremy David Bendik-Keymer

Scientific Whaling? The Scientific Research Exception and the Future of the International Whaling Commission pp. 356-369

Rachel Nussbaum Wichert and Martha C. Nussbaum

Capabilities, Human Flourishing and the Health Gap pp. 370-383

Michael Marmot

Disrupting Structural Inequalities of Higher Education Opportunity: “Grit”, Resilience and Capabilities at a South African University pp. 384-398

Merridy Wilson-Strydom

Access to Household Resources and Human Development: Evidence from Survey Data for Tanzania pp. 399-423

Amarakoon Bandara, Rajeev Dehejia and Shaheen Lavie-Rouse

Anger and Forgiveness: Resentment, Generosity, Justice pp. 424-425

Steven Schoonover

A Philosophical Examination of Social Justice and Child Poverty pp. 425-427

Caterina Arciprete and Mario Biggeri

The Regional Roots of Russia’s Political Regime pp. 427-428

Ghasem Torabi

Volume 18, issue 2, 2017

Social Innovation and the Capability Approach—Introduction to the Special Issue pp. 141-147

Enrica Chiappero-Martinetti, Christopher Houghton Budd and Rafael Ziegler

Tackling Marginalisation through Social Innovation? Examining the EU Social Innovation Policy Agenda from a Capabilities Perspective pp. 148-162

Nadia von Jacobi, Daniel Edmiston and Rafael Ziegler

Social Innovation and Human Development—How the Capabilities Approach and Social Innovation Theory Mutually Support Each Other pp. 163-180

Jürgen Howaldt and Michael Schwarz

Exploring the Role of the Capability Approach in Social Innovation pp. 181-196

Meera Tiwari

How to Build Collective Capabilities: The 3C-Model for Grassroots-Led Development pp. 197-222

Solava Ibrahim

Understanding Indigenous Innovation in Rural West Africa: Challenges to Diffusion of Innovations Theory and Current Social Innovation Practice pp. 223-238

Joel R. Matthews

Promoting Social Innovation Through Action Research: Evidence from an Empirical Study in the Fisheries Sector of Ukerewe District in Tanzania pp. 239-257

Almas Fortunatus Mazigo

Grassroots Social Innovation for Human Development: An Analysis of Alternative Food Networks in the City of Valencia (Spain) pp. 258-274

Victoria Pellicer-Sifres, Sergio Belda-Miquel, Aurora López-Fogués and Alejandra Boni Aristizábal

Information Technology, Innovation and Human Development: Hospital Information Systems in an Indian State pp. 275-292

Sundeep Sahay and Geoff Walsham

Creating (Economic) Space for Social Innovation pp. 293-298

Rafael Ziegler, György Molnár, Enrica Chiappero-Martinetti and Nadia von Jacobi

Enabling Ecosystems for Social Enterprises and Social Innovation: A Capability Approach Perspective pp. 299-306

Mario Biggeri, Enrico Testi and Marco Bellucci

Social Innovation in Latin America pp. 307-312

Dmitri Domanski, Jürgen Howaldt and Antonius Schröder

Food Security in South Africa: Human Rights and Entitlement Perspectives pp. 313-314

Inga T. Winkler

The Good Life: Aspiration, Dignity, and the Anthropology of Wellbeing pp. 314-316

Séverine Deneulin

Volume 18, issue 1, 2017

Corrigendum pp. i-i

The Editors

Democracy, Philosophy, and the Selection of Capabilities pp. 1-16

Morten Fibieger Byskov

Quantifying the Progress of Economic and Social Justice: Charting Changes in Equality of Opportunity in the USA, 1960–2000 pp. 17-45

Gordon Anderson and Teng Wah Leo

Capabilitarian Sufficiency: Capabilities and Social Justice pp. 46-59

Lasse Nielsen and David V. Axelsen

Introducing Joint Capabilities: Findings from a Study of Development in Honduras’ Garifuna Ancestral Villages pp. 60-74

Kia M.Q. Hall

The Coercive Side of Collective Capabilities: Evidence from the Bolivian pp. 75-88

Rachel Godfrey-Wood and Graciela Mamani-Vargas

The Capability Threshold: Re-examining the Definition of the Middle Class in an Unequal Developing Country pp. 89-106

Ronelle Burger, Camren McAravey and Servaas van der Berg

Validating an Agency-based Tool for Measuring Women’s Empowerment in a Complex Public Health Trial in Rural Nepal pp. 107-135

Lu Gram, Joanna Morrison, Neha Sharma, Bhim Shrestha, Dharma Manandhar, Anthony Costello, Naomi Saville and Jolene Skordis

New Approaches Towards the ‘Good Life’: Applications and Transformations of the Capability Approach pp. 136-137

Karie Cross

After Access: Inclusion, Development, and a More Mobile Internet pp. 137-139

Marco Haenssgen

Human Development and Capacity Building: Asia Pacific Trends, Challenges and Prospects for the Future pp. 139-140

Kattie Lussier

Volume 17, issue 4, 2016

Investing in Early Childhood Development: Essential Interventions, Family Contexts, and Broader Policies pp. 465-476

Quentin Wodon

Realizing Capabilities in Ethiopia: Maximizing Early Childhood Investment for Impact and Equity pp. 477-493

Amy Jo Dowd, Ivelina Borisova, Ali Amente and Alene Yenew

Does Attending an Enhanced-quality Preschool have an Effect on the Emergent Literacy, Emergent Math, Social Skills and Knowledge of Health, Hygiene, Nutrition and Safety of Young Children? Evidence from a Quasi-experiment with Two Control Groups in Bangladesh pp. 494-515

Silvia Diazgranados, Ivelina Borisova and Taposhi Sarker

Household Income Trajectories, PROGRESA-Oportunidades, and Child Well-being at Pre-school Age in Rural Mexico pp. 516-539

Laura Josefina Valadez-Martinez

Social Policy and the Dynamics of Early Childhood Poverty in Turkey pp. 540-557

Meltem Dayioglu and Sirma Demir Şeker

Can Regulations Make It More Difficult to Serve the Poor? The Case of Childcare Services in Istanbul, Turkey pp. 558-582

Meltem Aran, Ana Maria Munoz Boudet and Nazli Aktakke

Maximizing Child Development: Three Principles for Policy-makers pp. 583-589

Susan Caceres, Jeffrey Tanner and Sian Williams

Early Childhood Development in the Context of the Family: The Case of Child Marriage pp. 590-598

Quentin Wodon

Measurement of Early Childhood Development and Learning under the Sustainable Development Goals pp. 599-605

Amber Gove and Maureen M. Black

Growth, Employment, Inequality and the Environment: Unity of Knowledge in Economics (Volumes 1 and 2) pp. 606-607

Geoff Goodwin

The Moral Challenge of Dangerous Climate Change: Values, Poverty, and Policy pp. 607-609

Andrew Crabtree

Aspirations, Education and Social Justice: Applying Sen and Bourdieu pp. 609-611

Tobias Gandrup

Social Protection, Economic Growth and Social Change: Goals, Issues and Trajectories in China, India, Brazil and South Africa pp. 611-612

Benedicta Ideho Omokaro

Democracy, Gender and Social Policy in Russia: A Wayward Society pp. 612-613

Ghasem Torabi

Volume 17, issue 3, 2016

Introduction: Aspiration and the Capabilities List pp. 301-308

Martha C. Nussbaum

Aspirations and the Development Treadmill pp. 309-323

Debraj Ray

How Do Aspirations Matter? pp. 324-341

Caroline Sarojini Hart

Capabilities and Skills pp. 342-359

James Heckman and Chase O. Corbin

Transformation Without Paternalism pp. 360-376

John Davis and Thomas R. Wells

The Science and Politics of Infrastructure Research: Asserting Power, Place, and Agency in Infrastructure Knowledge pp. 377-396

Candice Gartner

Capabilitarianism pp. 397-414

Ingrid Robeyns

Inequality Decomposition and Human Development pp. 415-425

Ricardo Martinez

Putting Inequality in Context pp. 429-433

Erik Schokkaert

The Costs of Inequality and the Affordability of Solutions pp. 434-439

Stephanie Seguino

The Space of Inequalities pp. 440-446

Enrica Chiappero-Martinetti

Multidimensional Horizontal and Global Inequality pp. 447-452

Scott Wisor

Inequality and Public Action pp. 453-459

Polly Vizard

Inequality and the Trade-off between Efficiency and Equity pp. 460-464

Erik Thorbecke

Volume 17, issue 2, 2016

A Capabilities List for Equitable Transitions to University: A Top-down and Bottom-up Approach pp. 145-160

Merridy Wilson-Strydom

Teachers’ Professional Capabilities and the Pursuit of Quality in Sub-Saharan African Education Systems: Demonstrating and Debating a Method of Capability Selection and Analysis pp. 161-177

Alison Buckler

Food Deserts, Capabilities, and the Rectification of Democratic Failure pp. 178-190

Andrew F. Smith

I Know What to Expect: The Impact of Prior Experience on Legal Empowerment pp. 191-205

Robert Porter

Education, Social Justice and School Diversity: Insights from the Capability Approach pp. 206-224

Rosie Peppin Vaughan

Practical Reason in Hard Times: The Effects of Economic Crisis on the Kinds of Lives People in the UK Have Reason to Value pp. 225-244

Annie Austin

The Curious Case of Using the Capability Approach in Australian Indigenous Policy pp. 245-259

Elise Klein

A Capabilities-based Gender Equality Policy for Higher Education: Conceptual and Methodological Considerations pp. 260-277

Sonja Loots and Melanie Walker

Abusive Tax Avoidance and Responsibilities of Tax Professionals pp. 278-294

Hamish Russell and Gillian Brock

The Capability Approach: From Theory to Practice pp. 295-296

Paul Mark Mitchell

Happiness and Economic Growth: Lessons from Developing Countries pp. 296-298

Cirenia Chávez Villegas

Depoliticising Migration: Global Governance and International Migration Narratives pp. 298-299

Julie Schiltz

Volume 17, issue 1, 2016

Introduction to Nussbaum Lecture Symposium pp. 1-4

Martha C. Nussbaum

A Brief History of Liberty—And Its Lessons pp. 5-21

Philip Pettit

Some Reflections on Capability and Republican Freedom pp. 22-34

Mozaffar Qizilbash

Between Income and Material Deprivation in the UK: In Search of Conversion Factors pp. 35-54

Rod Hick

Measured as Poor versus Feeling Poor: Comparing Money-metric and Subjective Poverty Rates in South Africa pp. 55-73

Dorrit Posel and Michael Rogan

Counterfactual Decomposition of Pro-Poorness Using Influence Functions pp. 74-92

B. Essama-Nssah and Peter J. Lambert

Motivations and Effectiveness of Women's Groups for Tomato Production in Soni, Tanzania pp. 93-109

R. Manzanera-Ruiz and Carmen Lizarraga

Should Parents Work Away from or Close to Home? The Effect of Parental Absence on Children's Time Use in Vietnam pp. 110-124

Cuong Nguyen and Linh Vu

Beyond Autonomy Fetishism: Affiliation with Autonomy in Women's Empowerment pp. 125-139

Serene Khader

Vanishing into Things: Knowledge in Chinese Tradition pp. 140-141

Albert Sanghoon Park

Technology and Human Development pp. 141-143

William J. Frey

Subterranean Struggles: New Dynamics of Mining, Oil, and Gas in Latin America pp. 143-144

Roger Merino