A Postcolonial Critique of Amartya Sen’s Capability Framework

• Main Author: Comiling, Karl S.
• Format: text
• Published: Archīum Ateneo 2014
• Subjects: capability approach; capitalism; economics; development; indigenous knowledge; neoliberalism; postcolonialism; poverty
• Online Access: https://archium.ateneo.edu/paha/vol4/iss1/1; https://archium.ateneo.edu/context/paha/article/1090/viewcontent/PAHA_204.1_201_20Article_20__20Comiling_20and_20Sanchez.pdf
• Institution: Ateneo De Manila University

This paper is a postcolonial critique of Amartya Sen’s capability framework. This is done through first, a consideration of the positive contributions of the capability framework and then, an examination of its inadequacy. The authors argue that while Sen recognizes the importance of building the ca...