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Utilitaranism (What is a capabilities approach: individuals freedom to…
Utilitaranism
What is a capabilities approach: individuals freedom to achieve states of life/ activities that are valued. All sourced from (Solava I, and Meera 2014)
Offers an alternative to classic economic policy writing. The pursuit of utility or commodity centered views of well being.
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Focuses on what people have reason to value, therefor respecting cultural diversity. But also establishing common normative principles.
This approach focuses on poorer people rather than poorer countries, giving it global application.
Language of capabilities is difficult & specialized so hard to discover what individuals capabilities are.
needs disaggregated data sets on human well being in order to see vertical and horizontal inequalities.
Act: Jeremy Bentham
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No need to go off past experience, principle based off current situation.
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References: Solava, I. and Meera, T (2014) The Capability Approach [online]. UK: Palgrave Macmillan. [Accessed 14 May 2019].
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