A Postcolonial Critique of Amartya Sen's Capability Framework

• Main Authors: Comiling, Karl S, Sanchez, Rachel Joyce Marie O
• Format: text
• Published: Archīum Ateneo 2014
• Subjects: capability approach; capitalism; economics; development; indigenous knowledge; neoliberalism; postcolonialism; poverty; Religious Thought, Theology and Philosophy of Religion
• Online Access: https://archium.ateneo.edu/theology-faculty-pubs/12; https://d1wqtxts1xzle7.cloudfront.net/36918128/Comiling_and_Sanchez_-_Postcolonial_Critique_of_Amartya_Sen.pdf?1425958572=&response-content-disposition=inline%3B+filename%3DA_Postcolonial_Critique_of_Amartya_Sens.pdf&Expires=1591158191&Signature=TVbTVznwZrDFCTP2Mjl0FZPpW1VGlMonVDCFiZlo-hDfqh70cAXI6WoBKsNwz7ZF-jMcqRhnSj3pAf7KAI3PfyTpunj0ieA47p458TOIPQmgZ8sCXGE-ZYLFraICNbOZZ4MTZYHrUcoBxkTYGZELsutlNHNnRx8ad9GUytshxBnlIuPkoQWmGp-95gHuDq1oYm3swMa-veQHfNICvZBLFXeajDbcS8uysvlQLuxm25OXyMVtgZxIpk5-JCOrnEKFHHJzt2wLSBAeadAFVVCeAIxyqrk~tGHKdFXOFZod~WzHZmOlcMnGtn1vxoaEHT68XIhoC-1RCi3DcA83JNeDqg__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAJLOHF5GGSLRBV4ZA
• 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...