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Record Nr.

UNINA9910819511003321

Autore

Ballet Jerome

Titolo

Freedom, responsibility and economics of the person / / Jerome Ballet, Damien Bazin, Jean-Luc Dubois and Francois-Regis Mahieu

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Routledge, , 2014

ISBN

1-138-22492-8

0-203-79633-0

1-135-13999-7

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (192 p.)

Collana

Routledge frontiers of political economy ; ; 176

Disciplina

330.1

Soggetti

Economics - Philosophy

Economics - Sociological aspects

Liberty - Economic aspects

Responsibility - Economic aspects

Phenomenology - Economic aspects

Economic development - Social aspects

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- Freedom and the capability approach -- Freedom and responsibility -- Person and responsibility -- Methodology of person-centred economics -- Illustrations of the economics of the person -- Vulnerability, identity and responsibility -- Fallibility and fragility -- From the economics of the person to the responsibilities of institutions and the social precautionary principle.

Sommario/riassunto

The capability approach has developed significantly since Amartya Sen was awarded the Nobel Prize in Economics in 1998. It is now recognised as being highly beneficial in the analysis of poverty and inequality, but also in the redefinition of policies aimed at improving the well-being of individuals.The approach has been applied within numerous sectors, from health and education to sustainable development, but beyond the obvious interest that it represents for the classical economics tradition, it has also encountered certain limitations. While acknowledging the undeniable progress that the ap