Children and the Capability Approach

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List of Tables List of Figures Acknowledgements Preface PART I: INTRODUCTION AND THEORETICAL PERSPECTIVES ON CHILDREN AND THE CAPABILITY APPROACH Introduction: Theoretical Foundations and the Book's Roadmap F.Comim, J.Ballet, M.Biggeri & V.Iervese Children's Agency and the Capability Approach: A Conceptual Framework J.Ballet, M.Biggeri & F.Comim Child Poverty as Capability Deprivation: How to Choose Domains of Child Well-Being and Poverty M.Biggeri & S.Mehrotra PART II: UNDERSTANDING CHILDREN'S CAPABILITIES: METHODS AND CASE STUDIES From Valuing to Evaluating: Tools and Procedures to Operationalize the Capability Approach M.Biggeri & R.Libanora Street Children in Kampala and NGOs' Action: Understanding Capabilities Deprivation and Expansion R.Anich, M.Biggeri, R.Libanora & S.Mariani Sen's Capability Approach: Children and Well-Being Explored through the use of Photography A.Kellock & R.Lawthom Child Agency and Identity: The Case of Peruvian Children in a Transitional Situation M.Horna Padron & J.Ballet Microfinance, Street Children and the Capability Approach: Is Microfinance an Appropriate Tool to Address the Street Children Issue? B.Serrokh 'Good for Children?' Local Understandings versus Universal Prescriptions: Evidence from Three Ethiopian Communities L.Camfield & Y.Tafere Children's Capabilities and Family Characteristics in Italy: Measuring Imagination and Play T.Addabbo & M.Di Tommaso PART III: POLICY IMPLICATIONS Re-Thinking Children's Disabilities Through the Capability Lens: A Framework for Analysis and Policy Implications J.Trani, P.Bakhshi & M.Biggeri Re-Thinking Access to Education Through the Capability Approach: The Case of Street Children J.Ballet, A.Bhukuth & K.Radja Re-Examining Children's Economic and Non-Economic Activities using the Capability Approach M.Biggeri, A.Bhukuth & J.Ballet Children's Capabilities: Toward a Framework for Evaluating the Built Environment J.Uhm, F.Lewis, & T.Banerjee PART IV: CONCLUSIONS Developing Children's Capabilities: The Role of Emotions and Parenting Style F.Comim Final Remarks and Conclusions: The Promotion of Children's Active Participation M.Biggeri, F.Comim & J.Ballet