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  1. What are HD & the CA?

    …man lives? The CA does not give a blueprint on how to act to transform the world so that all may live flourishing human lives, let alone to give a blueprint of what it means to flourish as a human being – although some interpretation of CA, such as Martha Nussbaum’s capabilities approach, develop a more specific idea of human flourishing and the institutional arrangements to bring it about. But however one interprets it, CA leaves each one of us t…

  2. In Memoriam – Stephan Klasen

    …phan at different stages provided policy advice to the United Nations, the World Bank and other international organisations, various German government advisory bodies, and others. He sought out places in which he could contribute most, for instance by working in South Africa with the World Bank soon after the end of the apartheid regime. He was an influential member of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, the UN Committee on Development…

  3. 2015 HDCA Conference – Georgetown University

    …f the cosmopolitan versus the civic republican; democratic versus the international and transnational; democratic sovereignty versus human rights law. 7. World Bank Panel Sunday 9/13, 10-11:30 am “The Role of Governments and Markets in Promoting Mobility and Ending Poverty” In 2013, the World Bank Group (WBG) declared two goals: ending extreme poverty by 2030 and achieving shared prosperity. This session will discuss the roles the government and t…

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