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Des Gasper
Researcher at Erasmus University Rotterdam
Publications - 198
Citations - 4832
Des Gasper is an academic researcher from Erasmus University Rotterdam. The author has contributed to research in topics: Human security & Human development (humanity). The author has an hindex of 31, co-authored 194 publications receiving 4516 citations. Previous affiliations of Des Gasper include Newbury College & International Institute of Minnesota.
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Is Sen's Capability Approach an Adequate Basis for Considering Human Development?
TL;DR: Sen's capability approach (SCA) has supported valuable work on Human Development (HD) and has brought attention to a much wider range of information on people's freedoms and well-being than in most...
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Evaluating the ‘logical framework approach’ towards learning‐oriented development evaluation
TL;DR: The logical framework approach has spread enormously, including increasingly to stages of review and evaluation, yet it has had little systematic evaluation itself.
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What is the capability approach? Its core, rationale, partners and dangers
TL;DR: In this article, the core elements of Amartya Sen's capability approach to socio-economic valuation are specified, and issues faced in operationalization and dangers that overly vague specification of the approach's rationale and commitments could lead to questionable choices in practical use.
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Securing Humanity: Situating ‘Human Security’ as Concept and Discourse
TL;DR: The Human Security Now concept is specified as the intersection of: a concern with reasoned freedoms; a focus on basic needs; and a concern for stability as well as levels in key human development dimensions.
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Understanding the diversity of conceptions of well-being and quality of life
TL;DR: In this article, the authors elucidate these sources of differences and how they underlie the wide diversity of current conceptions of well-being and quality of life, and discuss the sources of these differences.