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Record Nr.

UNINA9910790483303321

Titolo

The capability approach : development practice and public policy in the Asia-Pacific region / / edited by Francesca Panzironi and Katharine Gelber

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, , 2012

ISBN

1-283-52125-3

9786613833709

0-203-11615-1

1-136-29786-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (233 p.)

Collana

Routledge Advances in Social Economics

Altri autori (Persone)

GelberKatharine

PanzironiFrancesca <1973->

Disciplina

338.995

Soggetti

Economic development - Pacific Area

Social planning - Pacific Area

Social justice - Pacific Area

Equality - Pacific Area

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of figures and tables; Notes on contributors; Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; Introduction; PART I Issues in capability theory; 1 The capability approach: its interpretation and 'limitations'; 2 Nussbaum's capabilities approach: its impact on theory and practice in social development; 3 Nussbaum's capabilities approach and freedom of speech; PART II Developed countries in the Asia-Pacific: marginalization, well-being and public policy

4 Thinking about Maori development in terms of the capability approach: the shift towards the adoption of the Maori Potential Approach5 The 'Indigenous capability-right to health' and Australia's 'Close the Gap' Indigenous health policy; 6 Aboriginal peoples' participation in the review of the Aboriginal Heritage Act 1988 in South Australia; 7 Living on the margins: the capabilities of older renters in Sydney, Australia; 8 A method for assessing the adequacy of Australian



children's living standards; 9 Beyond participation: a capability approach to urban development in Sydney

PART III Developing countries in the Asia-Pacific10 Samoa, Vanuatu and New Zealand: participatory monitoring and evaluation of development programmes; 11 Re-evaluating the MDG framework in Papua New Guinea; 12 Sri Lanka: using information and communications technology to build capabilities for well-being in post-conflict communities; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This book provides a unique laboratory of 'capabilities in practice' in the Asia-Pacific region. It explores the application of the capability approach in development practice and public policy from a multidisciplinary perspective by bringing together scholars and practitioners from a wide range of disciplinary backgrounds, including development studies, health policy, political science, political theory, political economy, architecture, indigenous studies, urban planning and communication technologies. The first part of the book provides a foundational theoretical framework to intro