Children and the Capability Approach (Studies in Childhood and Youth)

Cover......Page 1
Contents......Page 6
List of Figures......Page 8
List of Tables......Page 9
Prologue......Page 12
Acknowledgements and Dedication......Page 15
Foreword......Page 16
Notes on Contributors......Page 17
Part I: Introduction and Theoretical Perspectives on Children and the Capability Approach......Page 24
1 Introduction – Theoretical Foundations and the Book’s Roadmap......Page 26
2 Children’s Agency and the Capability Approach: A Conceptual Framework......Page 45
3 Child Poverty as Capability Deprivation: How to Choose Domains of Child Well-being and Poverty......Page 69
Part II: Understanding Children’s Capabilities: Methods and Case Studies......Page 100
4 From Valuing to Evaluating: Tools and Procedures to Operationalize the Capability Approach......Page 102
5 Street Children in Kampala and NGOs’ Actions: Understanding Capabilities Deprivation and Expansion......Page 130
6 Sen’s Capability Approach: Children and Well-being Exploredthrough the Use of Photography......Page 160
7 Child Agency and Identity: The Case of Peruvian Children in a Transitional Situation......Page 185
8 Micro-finance, Street Children and the Capability Approach: Is Micro-finance an Appropriate Tool to Address the Street Children Issue?......Page 198
9 ‘Good for Children’? Local Understandings versus Universal Prescriptions: Evidence from Three Ethiopian Communities......Page 223
10 Children’s Capabilities and Family Characteristics in Italy: Measuring Imagination and Play......Page 245
Part III: Policy Implications......Page 266
11 Rethinking Children’s Disabilities through the Capability Lens: A Framework for Analysis and Policy Implications......Page 268
12 Rethinking Access to Education through the Capability Approach: The Case of Street Children......Page 294
13 Re-examining Children’s Economic and Non-Economic Activities Using the Capability Approach......Page 309
14 Children’s Capabilities: Toward a Framework for Evaluating the Built Environment......Page 327
Part IV: Conclusions......Page 352
15 Developing Children’s Capabilities: The Role of Emotions and Parenting Style......Page 354
16 Final Remarks and Conclusions: The Promotion of Children’s Active Participation......Page 363
Author Index......Page 369
Subject Index......Page 371