04148oam 2200733I 450 991082457190332120240516212829.01-283-52125-397866138337090-203-11615-11-136-29786-310.4324/9780203116159 (CKB)2670000000230946(EBL)987994(OCoLC)804661460(SSID)ssj0000695063(PQKBManifestationID)12312820(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000695063(PQKBWorkID)10671699(PQKB)10741206(MiAaPQ)EBC987994(Au-PeEL)EBL987994(CaPaEBR)ebr10589016(CaONFJC)MIL383370(OCoLC)804038703(FINmELB)ELB134458(EXLCZ)99267000000023094620180706d2012 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe capability approach development practice and public policy in the Asia-Pacific region /edited by Francesca Panzironi and Katharine Gelber1st ed.Abingdon, Oxon :Routledge,2012.1 online resource (233 p.)Routledge Advances in Social EconomicsDescription based upon print version of record.1-138-24360-4 0-415-68573-7 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 policy4 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 SydneyPART 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; IndexThis 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 introRoutledge Advances in Social EconomicsEconomic developmentPacific AreaSocial planningPacific AreaSocial justicePacific AreaEqualityPacific AreaEconomic developmentSocial planningSocial justiceEquality338.995Gelber Katharine740191Panzironi Francesca1973-1644611MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910824571903321The capability approach3990598UNINA