Amartya Sen's Capability Approach: A Framework for Evaluation?

Ai-Thu Dang ()
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Ai-Thu Dang: CES - Centre d'économie de la Sorbonne - UP1 - Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, CEE - Centre d'études de l'emploi - M.E.N.E.S.R. - Ministère de l'Education nationale, de l’Enseignement supérieur et de la Recherche - Ministère du Travail, de l'Emploi et de la Santé

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Abstract: The aim of this article is twofold: first, we discuss the main conceptual and methodological issues related to the operationalization of Amartya Sen's capability approach. Second, we review some quantitative applications of the capability approach in order to examine how methodological and empirical challenges are addressed. The use of the capability approach implies a broadening of the "informational basis of judgments" and thereby leads to conclusions that differ from those drawn using standard economic approaches.

Keywords: quantitative applications; capability approach; operationalization; multi-dimensional welfare indicators; quantitative applications. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013-07-03
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Published in 3e congrès de l'AFEP, Jul 2013, Bordeaux, France

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