ISBN:
9780230284814
Language:
English
Pages:
XXI, 353 S.
,
graph. Darst.
Series Statement:
Studies in Childhood and Youth
Series Statement:
Studies in Childhood and Youth Ser.
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Children and the capability approach
DDC:
305.231
Keywords:
Sen, Amartya
;
Entwicklungshilfe
;
Entwicklungspolitik
;
Kinder
;
Kinderarmut
;
Mikrofinanzierung
;
Capability-Ansatz
;
Entwicklungsländer
;
Economic policy
;
Electronic books
;
Entwicklungsländer
;
Kind
;
Armut
;
Mikrofinanzierung
;
Aufsatzsammlung
;
Child development
;
Developing countries
;
Child labor
;
Developing countries
;
Poor children
;
Developing countries
;
Electronic books
;
Aufsatzsammlung
;
Entwicklungsländer
;
Kind
;
Armut
;
Mikrofinanzierung
Abstract:
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 issues at the core of human development.
Description / Table of Contents:
Cover; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Prologue; Acknowledgements and Dedication; Foreword; Notes on Contributors; Part I: Introduction and Theoretical Perspectives on Children and the Capability Approach; 1 Introduction - Theoretical Foundations and the Book's Roadmap; 2 Children's Agency and the Capability Approach: A Conceptual Framework; 3 Child Poverty as Capability Deprivation: How to Choose Domains of Child Well-being and Poverty; Part II: Understanding Children's Capabilities: Methods and Case Studies
Description / Table of Contents:
4 From Valuing to Evaluating: Tools and Procedures to Operationalize the Capability Approach5 Street Children in Kampala and NGOs' Actions: Understanding Capabilities Deprivation and Expansion; 6 Sen's Capability Approach: Children and Well-being Exploredthrough the Use of Photography; 7 Child Agency and Identity: The Case of Peruvian Children in a Transitional Situation; 8 Micro-finance, Street Children and the Capability Approach: Is Micro-finance an Appropriate Tool to Address the Street Children Issue?
Description / Table of Contents:
9 'Good for Children'? Local Understandings versus Universal Prescriptions: Evidence from Three Ethiopian Communities10 Children's Capabilities and Family Characteristics in Italy: Measuring Imagination and Play; Part III: Policy Implications; 11 Rethinking Children's Disabilities through the Capability Lens: A Framework for Analysis and Policy Implications; 12 Rethinking Access to Education through the Capability Approach: The Case of Street Children; 13 Re-examining Children's Economic and Non-Economic Activities Using the Capability Approach
Description / Table of Contents:
14 Children's Capabilities: Toward a Framework for Evaluating the Built EnvironmentPart IV: Conclusions; 15 Developing Children's Capabilities: The Role of Emotions and Parenting Style; 16 Final Remarks and Conclusions: The Promotion of Children's Active Participation; Author Index; Subject Index;
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