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34 - Entitlements and Capabilities

from Part III - Issues in Public Policy

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 November 2020

By
Sanjay G. Reddy  and
Adel Daoud
Edited by
Enrica Chiappero-Martinetti ,
Siddiqur Osmani  and
Mozaffar Qizilbash
Enrica Chiappero-Martinetti
Affiliation:
University of Pavia
Siddiqur Osmani
Affiliation:
Ulster University
Mozaffar Qizilbash
Affiliation:
University of York
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Summary

Capabilities and Entitlements are distinct and free-standing, but also complementary ideas that inform each other.

Keywords

entitlementscapabilitieshuman developmenthuman securitysocial protectionfamineshunger
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The Cambridge Handbook of the Capability Approach , pp. 677 - 685
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2020

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