Exploring a wide variety of case studies and developmental issues from a capability perspective, this book is an original contribution to both development and children's studies that raises a strong case for placing children's issuesat the core of human development. MARIO BIGGERI is Associate Professor in Development Economics at the University of Florence, Italy, and Director of the Masters in Advanced Development Economics. He is a Fellow of the Human Development Capability Association (HDCA) and co-ordinator of the thematic group on 'children's capabilities'. . JÉRÔME BALLET is Researcher at the the Insitut de recherche pour le développment, France. He was previously Senior Lecturer in Economics at the University of Versailles, France, and is also Editor of the 'Ethics and Economics Review.'. FLAVIO COMIM is currently working for the United Nations Development Programme in Brazil co-ordinating its next National Human Development Report. He lectureson Human Development at the University of Cambridge, UK, and has published widely on the capability approach and the history of economic thought. INDICE: List of Tables - List of Figures - Acknowledgements - Preface - PART I: INTRODUCTION AND THEORETICAL PERSPECTIVES ON CHILDREN AND THE CAPABILITYAPPROACH - Introduction: Theoretical Foundations and the Book's Roadmap; 'F.Comim, J.Ballet, M.Biggeri' &' V.Iervese - 'Children's Agency and the Capability Approach: A Conceptual Framework; 'J.Ballet, M.Biggeri' &' F.Comim' - Child Poverty as Capability Deprivation: How to Choose Domains of Child Well-Being and Poverty; 'M.Biggeri '& 'S.Mehrotra - 'PART II: UNDERSTANDING CHILDREN'S CAPABILITIES: METHODS AND CASE STUDIES - From Valuing to Evaluating: Tools and Procedures to Operationalize the Capability Approach; 'M.Biggeri '&' R.Libanora - 'Street Children in Kampala and NGOs' Action: Understanding Capabilities Deprivation and Expansion; 'R.Anich, M.Biggeri, R.Libanora' &' S.Mariani - 'Sen'sCapability Approach: Children and Well-Being Explored through the use of Photography; 'A.Kellock '&' R.Lawthom - 'Child Agency and Identity: The Case of Peruvian Children in a Transitional Situation; 'M.Horna Padrón' &' J.Ballet - 'Microfinance, Street Children and the Capability Approach: Is Microfinance an Appropriate Tool to Address the Street Children Issue?; 'B.Serrokh - ''Good forChildren?' Local Understandings versus Universal Prescriptions: Evidence fromThree Ethiopian Communities; 'L.Camfield '& 'Y.Tafere - 'Children's Capabilities and Family Characteristics in Italy: Measuring Imagination and Play; 'T.Addabbo '& 'M.Di Tommaso - 'PART III: POLICY IMPLICATIONS - Re-Thinking Children's Disabilities Through the Capability Lens: A Framework for Analysis and Policy Implications; 'J.Trani, P.Bakhshi' &' M.Biggeri - 'Re-Thinking Access to Education Through the Capability Approach: The Case of Street Children;' J.Ballet, A.Bhukuth' &' K.Radja - 'Re-Examining Children's Economic and Non-Economic Activities using the Capability Approach; 'M.Biggeri, A.Bhukuth' &' J.Ballet -'Children's Capabilities: Toward a Framework for Evaluating the Built Environment; 'J.Uhm, F.Lewis,' &' T.Banerjee - 'PART IV: CONCLUSIONS - Developing Children's Capabilities: The Role of Emotions and Parenting Style; 'F.Comim - 'Final Remarks and Conclusions: The Promotion of Children's Active Participation;'M.Biggeri, F.Comim' & 'J.Ballet
- ISBN: 978-0-230-28481-4
- Editorial: Palgrave MacM
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 320
- Fecha Publicación: 15/07/2011
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