KnowraCapability approachLinked fromLinked fromThe 21 pages that link to Capability approach, each with the reason it gives.All 21Broader topic 1Related 12Narrower topic 1Compared with 7Welfare economicsCompared with: It challenges welfare measures based mainly on preferences, income, or utility.FreedomCompared with: It tests formal liberty against the practical options people can actually exercise.Poverty reductionCompared with: It challenges definitions of progress based only on income or crossing a monetary threshold.Negative libertyCompared with: It highlights how poverty or disability can limit real options without direct interference.Happiness economicsCompared with: It assesses opportunities and freedoms rather than relying chiefly on reported happiness.Extreme povertyCompared with: It shifts attention from income itself to what people can actually do and be.Normative economicsCompared with: It assesses outcomes through real opportunities, not only income or reported utility.