Creating Capabilities
E115294
"Creating Capabilities" is a philosophical work by Martha Nussbaum that develops and defends the capabilities approach as a framework for assessing human well-being, justice, and development.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Creating Capabilities canonical | 4 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
ⓘ
philosophical work ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
guide policy for human development
ⓘ
offer alternative to GDP-focused development models ⓘ provide philosophical foundation for capabilities approach ⓘ |
| arguesAgainst |
GDP as sufficient measure of development
ⓘ
purely resource-based accounts of justice ⓘ utilitarianism as sole measure of well-being ⓘ |
| arguesFor |
capabilities as measure of development
ⓘ
capabilities as metric of justice ⓘ |
| author |
Martha Nussbaum
ⓘ
surface form:
Martha C. Nussbaum
Martha Nussbaum ⓘ |
| buildsOn | Amartya Sen's capabilities approach ⓘ |
| countryOfPublication |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| distinguishesBetween | capabilities and functionings ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
agency and choice
ⓘ
human dignity ⓘ plurality of values ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
assessment of quality of life
ⓘ
evaluation of justice ⓘ public policy ⓘ |
| frameworkType |
evaluative framework
ⓘ
normative framework ⓘ |
| genre |
non-fiction
ⓘ
philosophy ⓘ political theory ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Amartya Sen ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
development practitioners
ⓘ
economists ⓘ philosophers ⓘ policy makers ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
capabilities approach
ⓘ
development ethics ⓘ human development ⓘ human rights ⓘ human well-being ⓘ philosophy of economics ⓘ political philosophy ⓘ social justice ⓘ |
| proposes | list of central human capabilities ⓘ |
| publisher | Harvard University Press ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
human development index
ⓘ
welfare economics ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Frontiers of Justice
ⓘ
Women and Human Development ⓘ |
| subject |
development studies
ⓘ
ethics ⓘ human flourishing ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.