The capabilities approach is a widely influential alternative theory of justice, popularized by Nobel Prize winner Amartya Sen and also by Martha Nussbaum. Justice and the Capabilities Approach is the first work of its kind to publish in one place the most influential essays in the field covering a number of topics, including constitutional law, cosmopolitanism, distributive justice, the family, feminism, global justice, human rights, poverty, and social justice. The collection should help inform both scholars and students coming to the study of the capabilities approach for the first time of both the importance and complexity of the wider debate, as well as shed light on how the approach might be further improved and applied.

This volume is the first work of its kind to publish in one place the most influential published essays in the field on the widely influential alternative theory of justice known as the capabilities approach. The collection covers a wide range of topics and informs scholars and students coming to the study of the capabilities approach for the first time of both the importance and complexity of the wider debate, and sheds light on how the approach might be further improved and applied.

'...a fine collection of essays.' Journal of Human Development and Capabilities