Capability approach

The capability approach to social development, developed by Amartya Senand Martha Nussbaum, emphasises capabilities ("substantial freedoms", such as the ability to live to old age, engage in economic transactions, or participate in political activities). Poverty is understood as capability-deprivation. This approach contrasts with a common view that sees development purely in terms of GNP growth, and poverty purely as income-deprivation.

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