Capabilities and Social Justice

Capabilities and Social Justice
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 318
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ISBN-10 : 9781351953474
ISBN-13 : 1351953478
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Book Synopsis Capabilities and Social Justice by : John M. Alexander

Download or read book Capabilities and Social Justice written by John M. Alexander and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-12-05 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The capability approach to social justice construes a person's well-being in terms of the substantive freedoms people value. John Alexander engages with the rapidly growing body of literature on the capability approach in economics, inequality, poverty measurement and development studies. Critically assessing Sen and Nussbaum's work in normative economics, social ethics and political philosophy, Alexander develops a unified vision of the capability approach embodying the ideal of creating the greatest possible condition for the realization of basic capabilities for all. He then assesses this vision as a political theory arguing that capabilities are necessary but not sufficient for overcoming conditions of domination. The book calls for a more intimate relationship between individual liberty and the freedom of the political community as a whole.


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