Bücher der Reihe Queen Elizabeth House Series in Development Studies

This series aims to trace the economic and social consequences of conflict both theoretically and through empirical investigations. It provides an analytical framework and examines the political economy of countries at war, along with the costs of war for the countries worst affected.

This series aims to trace the economic and social consequences of conflict both theoretically and through empirical investigations. This volume provides an analytical framework and examines the political economy of countries at war, along with the costs of war for the countries worst affected.

Sabina Alkire shows how Nobel Prize-winning economist Amartya Sen's capability approach can be coherently--and practically--put to work in poverty reduction activities so that the voices and values of the poor matter. This provides economists, philosophers, theologians, and development practitioners with a way forward that addresses both theoretical and practical challenges.