…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…

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…onomic growth. Instead, education is important in a richer way; it has instrumental (e.g. getting a job) and intrinsic (e.g. a love of reading for its own sake) value and transformative potential (e.g. greater gender equality). Education is also valuable for its democratic contributions; it can teach us to reason and deliberate with others – critically, and in an informed way. Education has interpersonal effects in opening up opportunities for oth…

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…rom the HDI: a human development agenda for the 21st century” 2019: Rupert Read, Reader in Philosophy, University of East Anglia “The end of globalisation and the return of localisation: How climate change breakdown terminates developmentality” 2018: Santiago Levy, Interamerican Development Bank, “Informality and Social Inclusion” 2017: Selim Jahan, Director of the Human Development Report Office (HDRO) of the United Nations Development Programme…

…the most encompassing and compelling ethical framework with which to construct action for improving people’s wellbeing and reducing injustices in the world. This book outlines in a clear and concrete way what the capability approach is and its significance for the social sciences and policy. It describes the distinctiveness of the approach as an ethical framework for action and aims to stimulate critical reflection on current economic and social…