Capability sets may include freedoms that are conditional on the choices of other people, and therefore individual capability sets alone are insufficient as a measure of effective freedom.
Amartya Sen(as a philosopher referenced in development economics)
An Indian economist and philosopher who won the Nobel Prize for studying poverty and inequality. He's famous for arguing that true human well-being comes from what people are actually able to do and achieve, not just their income.
Capability sets(as used in development ethics and philosophy of freedom)
The collection of different things a person is actually able to do or become in their life, like having the ability to get an education, find a job, or participate in their community.
Effective freedom(as used in ethics and political philosophy)
Real, practical freedom that actually matters in someone's life—not just having a theoretical right to do something, but genuinely being able to do it.
Third, there are cases in which a capability is available to a person but only if other people do not also want to realize that capability (Basu 1987: 74). For example, two spouses may each have the capability of holding demanding jobs which are each on their own incompatible with large caring responsibilities. However, if these spouses also have infants or relatives with extensive care needs, then at best only one of them may effectively realize that capability. Since capability sets may theref
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