TY - GEN T1 - Women and human development : the capabilities approach T2 - John Robert Seeley lectures. ; A1 - Nussbaum, Martha Craven, 1947- LA - English PP - Cambridge PB - Cambridge University Press YR - 2000 UL - https://ebooks.jgu.edu.in/Record/Cambridge_open_access_CR9780511841286 AB - In this major book Martha Nussbaum, one of the most innovative and influential philosophical voices of our time, proposes a kind of feminism that is genuinely international, argues for an ethical underpinning to all thought about development planning and public policy, and dramatically moves beyond the abstractions of economists and philosophers to embed thought about justice in the concrete reality of the struggles of poor women. Nussbaum argues that international political and economic thought must be sensitive to gender difference as a problem of justice, and that feminist thought must begin to focus on the problems of women in the third world. Taking as her point of departure the predicament of poor women in India, she shows how philosophy should undergird basic constitutional principles that should be respected and implemented by all governments, and used as a comparative measure of quality of life across nations. OP - 312 NO - Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015). CN - HQ1240 .N87 2000 SN - 9780511841286 (ebook) SN - 9780521660860 (hardback) SN - 9780521003858 (paperback) SN - 9780521660860 KW - Women in development. KW - Women : Developing countries. KW - Capabilities approach (Social sciences) ER -