Yes / The capability approach and sustainability can be connected in numerous ways. One could
think of sustainability as a self-contained domain of human analysis – thus there could be
theories of sustainability and there may be difficulties in this domain as elsewhere in moving
from theory to policy or practice. Thus, capability approach could be considered as an
additional lens that can facilitate the transition from sustainability theory to practice;
alternatively one could think of the capability approach as offering an alternative paradigm
and thus build on both theories and then find ways to move from theory to practice. In this
chapter, both of these approaches are recognised and discussed. The capability approach is
mainly about enhancing substantive freedoms- we examine the conjectures whether an
approach of increasing freedoms is compatible with sustainability and whether freedoms
are sufficient for sustainability. We use the case of Mongolia to explore some of these issues
of application.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:BRADFORD/oai:bradscholars.brad.ac.uk:10454/8920 |
| Date | January 2014 |
| Creators | Anand, Prathivadi B. |
| Source Sets | Bradford Scholars |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Book chapter, final draft paper |
| Rights | Anand PB, Sustainability and the capability approach: from theory to practice? 2014, Palgrave Macmillan reproduced with permission of Palgrave Macmillan'. This extract is taken from the author's original manuscript and has not been edited. The definitive, published, version of record is available here: http://www.palgrave.com/gb/book/9781137001443 ,www.palgrave.com and www.palgraveconnect.com. |
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