Advancing a Capability Approach to Work as a Central Dimension of Human Development
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12116807 |
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| Authors | Duong Duc Dai (0000-0003-3577-8886, Foreign Trade University, corresponding author), Anh Van Pham (0000-0001-5940-5932, Vietnam National University of Agriculture) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 50 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 239-260 |
| Publication date | 2022-08-23 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Forum for Development Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0803-9410 • E-ISSN: 1891-1765 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/08039410.2022.2112276 |
| OpenAlex | W4292716453 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 54 |
Based on Capability Approach, this article proposes a framework centred around work capability which refers to a set of working activities that are feasible for an individual to achieve. In this framework, work capability is a fundamental freedom because work is both a means for survival and an end in itself. However, employees’ work capability reduces when they sell labour power for wages. This loss is a deficit in human development but is ignored in the current evaluation of human development. The article suggests adding work capability in measuring human development. In this framework, work capability is operationalized with work opportunity (freedom in getting a job) and work autonomy (freedom in the labour process). The article emphasizes that work capability directly and indirectly contributes to human development. The importance of work capability in shaping human development raises the emergent need for solutions for enhancing people’s work capability
Autonomy · Business · Capability approach · Dimension (graph theory · Economic growth · Economics · Human development (humanity · Operationalization · Political science · Process (computing · Process management · Risk analysis (engineering · Set (abstract data type · Work (physics · Computer Science · Employment and Welfare Studies · Engineering · Mathematics · Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction
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Interpersonal Sensemaking and the Meaning of Work
Unemployment Alters the Set Point for Life Satisfaction
The effects of low-pay and unemployment on psychological well-being
The value of doing what you like
On the meaning of work
Crafting a Job
The significance of task significance
Psychological Conditions of Personal Engagement and Disengagement at Work.
Leaving An Abusive Partner
The Struggle for Life Balance
Capabilities as Fundamental Entitlements
Work and human behavior
The Measurement of Work Autonomy
Low-autonomy work and bad jobs in postfordist capitalism
Unhappiness and Unemployment
Social class and self-rated health
Human development and alienation in the context of economic crisis in Vietnam
Toward an Integrated Theory of Social Stratification
The Instinct of Workmanship and the State of the Industrial Arts
L'approche par les capabilités au travail
Effective Work/Life Strategies
Autonomy in Paid Work and Employee Subjective Well-Being
Artistic Labor Markets and Careers
Moving Towards a Capability for Meaningful Labor
| Highly cited | No |
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