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@article{ author = {Flavio Comim}, title = {Beyond the HDI? Assessing alternative measures of human development from a capability perspective}, journal = {UNDP (United Nations Development Programme)}, year = {2016}, location = {New York}, URL = {}, abstract = {This paper explores how the human development perspective can be enlarged by further using the capability approaches of Amartya Sen and Martha Nussbaum. It delves into the main characteristics of their contributions, highlighting the role of social choice and normative exercises in human development evaluations. The paper examines alternative measures of human development, including subjective indicators, goals-based indicators, sustainability indicators, and comprehensive and specific indicators of human development. Finally, the paper suggests guidelines for building human development indicators from a capability perspective. It concludes neither by advocating a replacement of the Human Development Index (HDI) nor by suggesting new dimensions or indicators. Instead, it puts forward a different methodology for building and analysing human development indicators.} }Download File
AU - Flavio Comim TI - Beyond the HDI? Assessing alternative measures of human development from a capability perspective PT - Journal Article DP - 2016 TA - UNDP (United Nations Development Programme) AB - This paper explores how the human development perspective can be enlarged by further using the capability approaches of Amartya Sen and Martha Nussbaum. It delves into the main characteristics of their contributions, highlighting the role of social choice and normative exercises in human development evaluations. The paper examines alternative measures of human development, including subjective indicators, goals-based indicators, sustainability indicators, and comprehensive and specific indicators of human development. Finally, the paper suggests guidelines for building human development indicators from a capability perspective. It concludes neither by advocating a replacement of the Human Development Index (HDI) nor by suggesting new dimensions or indicators. Instead, it puts forward a different methodology for building and analysing human development indicators.Download File
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TY - JOUR AU - Flavio Comim TI - Beyond the HDI? Assessing alternative measures of human development from a capability perspective PY - 2016 JF - UNDP (United Nations Development Programme) UR - , AB - This paper explores how the human development perspective can be enlarged by further using the capability approaches of Amartya Sen and Martha Nussbaum. It delves into the main characteristics of their contributions, highlighting the role of social choice and normative exercises in human development evaluations. The paper examines alternative measures of human development, including subjective indicators, goals-based indicators, sustainability indicators, and comprehensive and specific indicators of human development. Finally, the paper suggests guidelines for building human development indicators from a capability perspective. It concludes neither by advocating a replacement of the Human Development Index (HDI) nor by suggesting new dimensions or indicators. Instead, it puts forward a different methodology for building and analysing human development indicators.Download File
TY - JOUR T1 - Beyond the HDI? Assessing alternative measures of human development from a capability perspective AU - Flavio Comim PY - 2016 JF - UNDP (United Nations Development Programme) UR - , AB - This paper explores how the human development perspective can be enlarged by further using the capability approaches of Amartya Sen and Martha Nussbaum. It delves into the main characteristics of their contributions, highlighting the role of social choice and normative exercises in human development evaluations. The paper examines alternative measures of human development, including subjective indicators, goals-based indicators, sustainability indicators, and comprehensive and specific indicators of human development. Finally, the paper suggests guidelines for building human development indicators from a capability perspective. It concludes neither by advocating a replacement of the Human Development Index (HDI) nor by suggesting new dimensions or indicators. Instead, it puts forward a different methodology for building and analysing human development indicators.