TY - BOOK ID - 1564357 TI - The capability approach and the praxis of development PY - 2006 SN - 9781403999337 1403999333 1349547697 9786610818938 128081893X 0230627250 PB - Houndmills Palgrave Macmillan DB - UniCat KW - Microeconomics KW - Third World: economic development problems KW - Developing countries - Politics and government. KW - Economic development - Political aspects. KW - Economic development. KW - Economic development KW - Capabilities approach (Social sciences) KW - Business & Economics KW - Economic Theory KW - Political aspects KW - Developing countries KW - Politics and government KW - Developing countries: economic development problems KW - Economic development - Political aspects KW - Developing countries - Politics and government UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:1564357 AB - The book examines the extent to which Amartya Sen's conception of 'development as freedom' can be a guide for development policy. It argues that the theoretical foundations of the conception need to be expanded, and that it needs to give more attention to collective and historical dimensions if it is to address poverty effectively. ER -