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The Capability Approach
“Having a resource does not guarantee a real opportunity to use it.”
01 / SUMMARY
In short
The capability approach evaluates people's effective opportunities to be and do valuable things. Sen and Nussbaum develop it differently, and the framework alone is not a complete theory of justice.
03 / SCENE
In the wild
Two people receive the same bicycle, but a physical or social barrier may prevent one from gaining actual mobility.
04 / LIMIT
The limit
Capability does not mean inner talent or an uncontested universal list of correct ways to live.
FINAL NOTE
What remains
Measure effective freedom, not only resources delivered or outcomes observed.