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Zusatztext '...a fine collection of essays.' Journal of Human Development and Capabilities Informationen zum Autor Thom Brooks! Reader in Political and Legal Philosophy! Newcastle University! UK Zusammenfassung The capabilities approach is a widely influential alternative theory of justice, popularized by Nobel Prize winner Amartya Sen and also by Martha Nussbaum. This work presents essays in the field covering topics such as: constitutional law, cosmopolitanism, distributive justice, the family, global justice, human rights, poverty, and social justice. Inhaltsverzeichnis Contents: Introduction; Part I Distributive Justice: Well-being! agency! and freedom: the Dewey lectures 1984! Amartya Sen; Equality of welfare! Ronald Dworkin; Equality of resources! Ronald Dworkin. Part II Human Rights: Capabilities! entitlements! rights: supplementation and critique! Martha C. Nussbaum; Rights! capabilities! and the good society! Robin West; Elements of a theory of human rights! Amartya Sen. Part III Constitutional Law: The Supreme Court 2006 Term - foreword: constitutions and capabilities: 'perception' against lofty formalism! Martha C. Nussbaum; Constitutions and capabilities: a (necessarily) pragmatic approach! Diane P. Wood. Part IV The Family: The problem with polygamy! Thom Brooks; Who secures women's capabilities in Martha Nussbaum's quest for social justice?! Amrita Basu. Part V Cosmopolitanism and Global Justice: Assessing global poverty and inequality: income! resources! and capabilities! Ingrid Robeyns; Cosmopolitan law?! Noah Feldman; Name index.
