Sen's Capability Approach as a framework to the practice of development
- 9 March 2010
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Informa UK Limited in Development in Practice
- Vol. 20 (2), 173-187
- https://doi.org/10.1080/09614520903564181
Abstract
Amartya Sen's Capability Approach is increasingly influential in the literature of development economics. It has contributed to development discourse by strengthening the multidimensional approach to poverty analysis and stressing the importance of focusing on agency and empowerment. Nevertheless, the Capability Approach has not yet been applied comprehensively beyond development economics. This article assesses the contribution of the Capability Approach to the field of development planning, by comparing it with the rights-based approach (RBA) and the sustainable-livelihoods framework (SLF). The article argues that by focusing on the capability space, power relations, and participation, the Capability Approach has the potential to become a normative framework to radicalise development practices.Keywords
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