How is the capability approach applied to assess well-being impacts? A systematic review

Bartolomei Livia, Blundo Canto Genowefa, De Muro Pasquale. 2024. How is the capability approach applied to assess well-being impacts? A systematic review. Journal of Human Development and Capabilities, 25 (3) : 367-399.

https://doi.org/10.1080/19452829.2024.2369502

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Résumé : A shift in how to measure well-being using more appropriate and coherent indicators has been long called for. Nonetheless, monetary indicators, such as income and GDP, or utilitarian frameworks, remain the most common approaches used. The capability approach (CA) has been advocated as an alternative framework to measure well-being. This paper aims to capture the state-of-the-art of how the CA has been applied to assess or characterise the well-being impacts of project-based development interventions in Global South countries. The ultimate goal is to discuss whether the CA provides more varied and complex indicators of well-being and therefore more comprehensive impact assessments. The results highlight that qualitative and participatory approaches are frequently applied methods to assess individual capabilities, most often related to educational, economic, social and empowerment dimensions. Capabilities linked to environmental and recreational activities, as well as collective capabilities, were significantly overlooked. Quantitative approaches to impact evaluation were less frequently used. This paper provides a first systematic review on the use of the CA to assess well-being impacts. Future applications of the CA could focus on better integration of qualitative and quantitative approaches for robust impact assessments and targeting understudied capabilities.

Mots-clés Agrovoc : approche participative, évaluation de l'impact, bien-être social, bien-être, indicateur social, indicateur de développement, pays en développement, développement socioéconomique

Mots-clés libres : Impact evaluation, Poverty, Capabilities, Outcomes, Human development

Classification Agris : U70 - Sciences humaines et sociales
E14 - Économie et politique du développement

Champ stratégique Cirad : CTS 5 (2019-) - Territoires

Agences de financement européennes : European Commission

Agences de financement hors UE : Agence Française de Développement, Università degli Studi Roma Tre

Projets sur financement : (EU) BioStar, (EU) Development Smart Innovation through Research in Agriculture

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