The capability approach to labour law /
Forty years ago Amartya Sen delivered his Tanner Lecture, 'Equality of What?', in which he introduced to the world a novel approach to the idea of equality by way of the notion of 'basic capability' as 'a morally relevant dimension'. We can now see with hindsight that S...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford :
Oxford University Press,
2019.
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | Forty years ago Amartya Sen delivered his Tanner Lecture, 'Equality of What?', in which he introduced to the world a novel approach to the idea of equality by way of the notion of 'basic capability' as 'a morally relevant dimension'. We can now see with hindsight that Sen's argument - that we should focus upon equality of basic capabilities ('a person being able to do certain basic things') - launched what has become an academic armada now proceeding under the flag of 'the capability approach'. While that flag has ventured far and wide and engaged many area of inquiry, this volume of essays explores how the capability approach (the CA) might shed light upon labour law. |
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| Item Description: | Includes index. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource |
| ISBN: | 9780191873447 0191873446 9780192573094 0192573098 |