The Capability Approach in Practice by Morten Fibieger Byskov - 9781138584457

Taylor & Francis

The Capability Approach in PracticeA New Ethics in Setting Development Agendas\nAuthor(s): Morten Fibieger Byskov\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138584457, 978-1138584457\nSynopsis\nThis book develops a philosophical framework for selecting goals for development purposes. This inclusive and democratic framework integrates a variety of resources including philosophical theory, empirical analysis, stakeholder deliberations, local knowledge, and advice from development experts. The author contends that we must provide good reasons and arguments in order to justify a particular development agenda. That is, we need to ask why we choose certain kinds of development goals over others, why we include certain agents in the selection process and not others, and why we select goals through one method rather than another.\n\nIn response to these questions, the author argues that development should aim at expanding peoples .