capability approach
E383503
approach in development ethics
approach in political philosophy
approach in welfare economics
normative framework
theory of justice
The capability approach is a normative framework in welfare economics and philosophy, developed notably by Amartya Sen and Martha Nussbaum, that evaluates well-being and social arrangements in terms of people’s real freedoms and opportunities to do and be what they value.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| capability approach canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3731781 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: capability approach Context triple: [Gross National Happiness, relatedTo, capability approach]
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CAPA
CAPA is a regional body that brings together Anglican provinces across the Americas and the Caribbean for coordination, fellowship, and joint mission.
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ACL
ACL is the commonly used abbreviation for the Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, Portugal’s national academy of sciences.
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ACL
ACL is the abbreviation for the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad, a historic U.S. railroad that operated primarily along the Atlantic seaboard in the southeastern United States.
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ACL
The Administration for Community Living (ACL) is a U.S. federal agency within the Department of Health and Human Services that promotes the independence, well-being, and rights of older adults and people with disabilities.
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ACL
ACL is a premier international conference in the field of computational linguistics and natural language processing, organized by the Association for Computational Linguistics.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: capability approach Target entity description: The capability approach is a normative framework in welfare economics and philosophy, developed notably by Amartya Sen and Martha Nussbaum, that evaluates well-being and social arrangements in terms of people’s real freedoms and opportunities to do and be what they value.
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A.
CAPA
CAPA is a regional body that brings together Anglican provinces across the Americas and the Caribbean for coordination, fellowship, and joint mission.
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B.
ACL
ACL is the commonly used abbreviation for the Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, Portugal’s national academy of sciences.
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C.
ACL
ACL is the abbreviation for the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad, a historic U.S. railroad that operated primarily along the Atlantic seaboard in the southeastern United States.
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D.
ACL
The Administration for Community Living (ACL) is a U.S. federal agency within the Department of Health and Human Services that promotes the independence, well-being, and rights of older adults and people with disabilities.
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E.
ACL
ACL is a premier international conference in the field of computational linguistics and natural language processing, organized by the Association for Computational Linguistics.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
approach in development ethics
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approach in political philosophy ⓘ approach in welfare economics ⓘ normative framework ⓘ theory of justice ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Human Development Index
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Sen–Nussbaum approach ⓘ human development paradigm ⓘ |
| contrastsWith |
Rawlsian primary goods approach
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resourcism ⓘ utilitarianism ⓘ welfarism ⓘ |
| coreConcept |
agency
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capability ⓘ freedom ⓘ functioning ⓘ opportunity ⓘ |
| developedBy |
Amartya Sen
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Martha Nussbaum ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
real freedoms
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substantive opportunities ⓘ what people are able to be ⓘ what people are able to do ⓘ |
| evaluates |
individual well-being
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public policies ⓘ social arrangements ⓘ |
| field |
development studies
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political philosophy ⓘ social choice theory ⓘ welfare economics ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
conversion factors
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freedom to achieve well-being ⓘ individual heterogeneity ⓘ plurality of values ⓘ |
| hasVariant |
Nussbaum’s list of central capabilities
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Sen’s open-ended capability set approach ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Aristotelian ethics
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human rights discourse ⓘ social choice theory ⓘ |
| rejects |
exclusive focus on income
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exclusive focus on resources ⓘ exclusive focus on utility ⓘ |
| supports |
evaluation in terms of capabilities
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evaluation in terms of functionings ⓘ |
| usedIn |
disability studies
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education policy ⓘ gender equality analysis ⓘ health policy ⓘ human development measurement ⓘ poverty analysis ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: capability approach Description of subject: The capability approach is a normative framework in welfare economics and philosophy, developed notably by Amartya Sen and Martha Nussbaum, that evaluates well-being and social arrangements in terms of people’s real freedoms and opportunities to do and be what they value.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.