Wellbeing, freedom and social justice: the capability approach re-examined

Acknowledgements -- 1. Introduction ;1.1 Why the capability approach?;1.2 The worries of the sceptics ;1.3 A yardstick for the evaluation of prosperity and progress ; 1.4 Scope and development of the capability approach ;1.5 A guide for the reader ---

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Core Ideas and the Framework ; 2.1 Introduction ; 2.2 A preliminary definition of the capability approach ; 2.3 The capability approach versus capability theories ;2.4 The many modes of capability analysis ; 2.5 The modular view of the capability approach ; 2.6 The A-module: the non-optional core of all capability theories ; 2.6.1 A1: Functionings and capabilities ; 2.6.2 A2: Functionings and capabilities are value-neutral categories ; 2.6.3 A3: Conversion factors ; 2.6.4 A4: The means-ends distinction ; 2.6.5 A5: Functionings and capabilities as the evaluative space ; 2.6.6 A6: Other dimensions of ultimate value ; 2.6.7 A7: Value pluralism ; 2.6.8 A8: The principle of each person as an end ; 2.7 The B-modules: non-optional modules with optional content ; 2.7.1 B1: The purpose of the capability theory ; 2.7.2 B2: The selection of dimensions ; 2.7.3 B3: Human diversity ; 2.7.4 B4: Agency ; 2.7.5 B5: Structural constraints ; 2.7.6 B6: The choice between functionings, capabilities,-