…ent among poor and marginalized children. This volume builds on the second international conference on Learning at the Bottom of the Pyramid (LBOP2). It will be an indispensable resource for policymakers, researchers and government thinktanks, and local experts, as well as any readers interested in the implementation of learning equity across the globe. The first volume Learning at the Bottom of the Pyramid (LBOP1), may be obtained at: http://www….
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Amartya Sen Awarded 2020 Peace Prize of the German Book Trade
…ork to combat social inequality in education and healthcare is as relevant today as ever. Among Sen’s most important contributions is the idea of evaluating a society’s wealth not solely based on economic growth indices, but also on the opportunities for development available to all individuals who comprise that society, in particular its weakest members. Read more here A related article about Amartya Sen, written by philosopher Christian Neuhäuse…
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Commentary: What sets good and bad leaders apart in the coronavirus era
…e main, democracies have fared better than non-democracies in handling the coronavirus pandemic. But the record is very varied indeed. What explains this? What can be done about it? Read the full article in The Conversation: https://theconversation.com/what-sets-good-and-bad-leaders-apart-in-the-coronavirus-era-140013…
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In Memoriam – Kotaro Suzumura
…hoice as well as the theory of social choice and welfare economics. Kotaro read widely and his keen awareness of the historical background of modern normative economics was a distinctive feature of his work on social choice and welfare. Together with K. J. Arrow and A. K. Sen, Kotaro edited the Handbook of Social Choice and Welfare, Volume 1 (North-Holland, 2002) and Handbook of Social Choice and Welfare, Volume 2 (North-Holland, 2011), which cont…
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Gaur, Diptanshu; Murthy, Venkatesh (2019). 'Inequality of Opportunities in Educational Achievements: Effect of Individual’s Social Network' Paper presented at the annual conference of the HDCA 2019, London, UK.
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Lorimer, Karen (2019). 'How do we embrace human flourishing and social justice in the evaluation of sexual health and wellbeing interventions? Insights from qualitative work.' Paper presented at the annual conference of the HDCA 2019, London, UK.
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Delgado Caro, Carlos (1,2) (2019). 'Experiential learning in Higher Education: beyond the classroom. Experiences in the Student Representative Council at the University of the Free State (South Africa) from the Capability Approach for Human Development' Paper presented at the annual conference of the HDCA 2019, London, UK.
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Vavilala, Mounika Prashanthi; Shukla, Tanu (2020). 'Well-being and School Engagement of students at Secondary level through the lens of Capability Approach' Paper presented at the annual conference of the HDCA 2020.
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Raj C, Aparna (2020). 'Corporate Social Responsibility Law in India: The Capabilities Approach Perspective' Paper presented at the annual conference of the HDCA 2020.
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The Capability Approach Applied to Child Growth and Development
…working for a number of years on reconceptualizing the measurements we use worldwide to monitor child growth and development. She has been using both the normative and technical aspects of the capabilities approach to go beyond the height and weight (functionings, discrete outcomes) measurements currently in use. You can read more about her work in this interview on the Dutch research council – NWO’s website. https://www.nwo.nl/en/cases/growing-so…