Social Policy and the Capability Approach : : Concepts, Measurements and Application / / ed. by Mara Yerkes, Jana Javornik, Anna Kurowska.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Bristol UP/Policy Press Complete eBook-Package 2019
• MitwirkendeR: Amado, Carla,; Bonvin, Jean-Michel,; Hearne, Rory,; Jansen, Erik,; Javornik, Jana,; José, José de São,; Kurowska, Anna,; Laruffa, Francesco,; Murphy, Mary,; Oliver, Liz,; Santos, Sérgio,; Timonen, Virpi,; Yerkes, Mara A.,
• HerausgeberIn: Javornik, Jana,; Kurowska, Anna,; Yerkes, Mara,
• Place / Publishing House: Bristol : : Policy Press, , [2019]; ©2019
• Year of Publication: 2019
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (172 p.) :; 2 Black and White
• Other title: Front Matter --; Contents --; List of figures and tables --; Notes on the editors --; Notes on contributors --; Rethinking social policy from a capability perspective --; Education as investment? A comparison of the capability and social investment approaches to education policy --; From ‘active’ to ‘capable’: a capability framework for policy and practice on ageing and later life --; Converting shared parental leave into shared parenting: the role of employers and use of litigation by employees in the UK --; Comparative social policy analysis of parental leave policies through the lens of the capability approach --; Ask rather than assume: the capability approach in the practitioner setting --; Social investment, human rights and capabilities in practice: the case study of family homelessness in Dublin --; From the capability approach to capability-based social policy --; Index
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9781447341796; 9783111196688
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: ed. by Mara Yerkes, Jana Javornik, Anna Kurowska.

The capability approach, an increasingly popular conceptual and theoretical framework focused on what individuals are able to do and be, offers a unique evaluative perspective to social policy analysis. This book explores the advantages of this approach and offers a way forward in addressing conceptual and empirical issues as they apply specifically to social policy research and practice. Short conceptual and empirical chapters provide clear examples of how policies shape the capabilities of different groups and individuals, critically assessing the efficacy of different social policies across multiple social policy fields, providing both academic and practitioner viewpoints.