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| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 497-518 |
| Number of pages | 22 |
| Journal | Review of Political Economy |
| Volume | 14 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2002 |
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- Political economics
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Perfectionism, Liberalism and Paternalism in Sen and Nussbaum's Capability Approach. / Deneulin, S.
In: Review of Political Economy, Vol. 14, No. 4, 2002, p. 497-518.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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T1 - Perfectionism, Liberalism and Paternalism in Sen and Nussbaum's Capability Approach
AU - Deneulin, S
N1 - This is the author's version of an article published in Review of Political Economy, 2002, 14(4), pp. 497-518. REVIEW OF POLITICAL ECONOMY is available online at: http://www.informaworld.com/openurl?genre=article&issn=0953-8259&volume=14&issue=4&spage=497
PY - 2002
Y1 - 2002
N2 - The aim of the paper is to analyse the theoretical foundations of human development policies as found in Sen’s and Nussbaum’s capability approach to development, and to examine to what extent undertaking policies according to the capability approach respects people’s freedom to pursue their own conception of the good. The paper argues that policies undertaken according to the capability approach have to be guided by a perfectionist conception of the good, that is, they cannot avoid promoting one certain conception of the human good. Such a perfectionist conception of the human good, and the policies ensuing from it, have often been qualified as paternalist, depriving the human being of choosing her own conception of the good. The paper examines to what extent those fears of paternalism that seem to underlie policies guided by a perfectionist account of the good are legitimate, and to what extent the capability approach can escape those charges of paternalism and respect each person’s freedom to pursue the human good as she conceives it.
AB - The aim of the paper is to analyse the theoretical foundations of human development policies as found in Sen’s and Nussbaum’s capability approach to development, and to examine to what extent undertaking policies according to the capability approach respects people’s freedom to pursue their own conception of the good. The paper argues that policies undertaken according to the capability approach have to be guided by a perfectionist conception of the good, that is, they cannot avoid promoting one certain conception of the human good. Such a perfectionist conception of the human good, and the policies ensuing from it, have often been qualified as paternalist, depriving the human being of choosing her own conception of the good. The paper examines to what extent those fears of paternalism that seem to underlie policies guided by a perfectionist account of the good are legitimate, and to what extent the capability approach can escape those charges of paternalism and respect each person’s freedom to pursue the human good as she conceives it.
KW - Political economics
UR - http://www.informaworld.com
U2 - 10.1080/0953825022000009924
DO - 10.1080/0953825022000009924
M3 - Article
VL - 14
SP - 497
EP - 518
JO - Review of Political Economy
JF - Review of Political Economy
SN - 0953-8259
IS - 4
ER -