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Women and Human Development: The Capabilities Approach
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Women and Human Development: The Capabilities Approach Paperback - 2001

by Martha C. Nussbaum


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In this major book Martha Nussbaum, one of the most innovative and influential philosophical voices of our time, proposes a new kind of feminism that is genuinely international, argues for an ethical underpinning to all thought about development planning and public policy, and dramatically moves beyond the abstractions of economists and philosophers to embed thought about justice in the concrete reality of the struggles of poor women. Nussbaum argues that international political and economic thought must be sensitive to gender difference as a problem of justice, and that feminist thought must begin to focus on the problems of women in the third world. Taking as her point of departure the predicament of poor women in India, she shows how philosophy should undergird basic constitutional principles that should be respected and implemented by all governments, and used as a comparative measure of quality of life across nations.

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Proposing a new kind of feminism that is genuinely international, Martha Nussbaum argues for an ethical underpinning to all thought about development planning and public policy, and dramatically moves beyond the abstractions of economists and philosophers to embed thought about justice in the concrete reality of the struggles of poor women. In this book, Nussbaum argues that international political and economic thought must be sensitive to gender difference as a problem of justice, and that feminist thought must begin to focus on the problems of women in the third world. Taking as her point of departure the predicament of poor women in India, she shows how philosophy should undergird basic constitutional principles that should be respected and implemented by all governments, and used as a comparative measure of quality of life across nations. Nussbaum concludes by calling for a new international focus to feminism, and shows through concrete detail how philosophical arguments about justice really do connect with the practical concerns of public policy. HB ISBN (2000): 0-521-66086-6

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  • Title Women and Human Development: The Capabilities Approach
  • Author Martha C. Nussbaum
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition [ Edition: Repri
  • Pages 338
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Cambridge University Press, Cambridge
  • Date 2001-06-04
  • ISBN 9780521003858 / 0521003857
  • Weight 1.02 lbs (0.46 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.03 x 6.01 x 0.82 in (22.94 x 15.27 x 2.08 cm)
  • Themes
    • Sex & Gender: Feminine
    • Theometrics: Academic
  • Library of Congress subjects Women in development, Women - Developing countries
  • Dewey Decimal Code 305.420
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