Table of Contents

1: INTRODUCTION: CAPABILITY AND VALUATION
2: POVERTY AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
3: RANGE INFORMATION AND PROCESS
4: PARTICIPATION AND CULTURE
5: BASIC NEEDS AND BASIC CAPABILITIES
6: ASSESSING CAPABILITY CHANGE
7: THREE CASE STUDIES

About the Author

Sabina Alkire coordinates a research and learning programme on Culture and Poverty in the Poverty Group at the World Bank. She is also a deacon in the Anglican Church.

Reviews

... essential reading for anyone who wants to take the capability approach forward, and it will certainly become a reference point for much future work in this area. Economics and Philosophy This book is very careful and accurate in its explanation of Sen's work. It is very well referenced and Alkire demonstrates a profound knowledge of Sen's work. Valuing Freedoms provides a detailed example of how the capability approach can be used for a very messy and practical task, without systematically narrowing the approach down to a technical tool or an algorithm that 'measures' non-quantifiable dimensions. As such, it should be able to convince quite a few critics. Economics and Philosophy Valuing Freedoms is a major contribution to the further development and advancement of the capability approach. Economics and Philosophy ... the book is well-referenced and contributes to the development of Sen's capability approach ... good reading for economists and non-economists interested in the capability approach. Journal of International Development