Sustainable Wellbeing Operationalization and Measurement Based on the Capabilities Approach: The Case of Latin America

Starting from the capabilities approach, this work develops the concept of sustainable wellbeing, which highlights the importance of incorporating temporal sustainability into the analysis of wellbeing, with intergenerational justice. For its measurement, 12 dimensions are identified and defined, ba...

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Autores principales: Jhoner Perdomo, Mauricio Phélan Casanova, Sary Levy-Carciente
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:395126858bf3455eb66fe7bb6cba72282021-11-11T19:47:46ZSustainable Wellbeing Operationalization and Measurement Based on the Capabilities Approach: The Case of Latin America10.3390/su1321122022071-1050https://doaj.org/article/395126858bf3455eb66fe7bb6cba72282021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/13/21/12202https://doaj.org/toc/2071-1050Starting from the capabilities approach, this work develops the concept of sustainable wellbeing, which highlights the importance of incorporating temporal sustainability into the analysis of wellbeing, with intergenerational justice. For its measurement, 12 dimensions are identified and defined, based on the philosophical approach of central capabilities of Martha Nussbaum. The measurement is applied to 18 Latin American countries, with 116 indicators, using a multiple correspondence analysis (MCA). The results show the viability of operationalizing the capabilities approach and its potential to support the formulation of associated policies.Jhoner PerdomoMauricio Phélan CasanovaSary Levy-CarcienteMDPI AGarticlecapabilities approachstatistical indicatorshuman developmentsustainabilitywellbeingEnvironmental effects of industries and plantsTD194-195Renewable energy sourcesTJ807-830Environmental sciencesGE1-350ENSustainability, Vol 13, Iss 12202, p 12202 (2021)
institution DOAJ
collection DOAJ
language EN
topic capabilities approach
statistical indicators
human development
sustainability
wellbeing
Environmental effects of industries and plants
TD194-195
Renewable energy sources
TJ807-830
Environmental sciences
GE1-350
spellingShingle capabilities approach
statistical indicators
human development
sustainability
wellbeing
Environmental effects of industries and plants
TD194-195
Renewable energy sources
TJ807-830
Environmental sciences
GE1-350
Jhoner Perdomo
Mauricio Phélan Casanova
Sary Levy-Carciente
Sustainable Wellbeing Operationalization and Measurement Based on the Capabilities Approach: The Case of Latin America
description Starting from the capabilities approach, this work develops the concept of sustainable wellbeing, which highlights the importance of incorporating temporal sustainability into the analysis of wellbeing, with intergenerational justice. For its measurement, 12 dimensions are identified and defined, based on the philosophical approach of central capabilities of Martha Nussbaum. The measurement is applied to 18 Latin American countries, with 116 indicators, using a multiple correspondence analysis (MCA). The results show the viability of operationalizing the capabilities approach and its potential to support the formulation of associated policies.
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author Jhoner Perdomo
Mauricio Phélan Casanova
Sary Levy-Carciente
author_facet Jhoner Perdomo
Mauricio Phélan Casanova
Sary Levy-Carciente
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title Sustainable Wellbeing Operationalization and Measurement Based on the Capabilities Approach: The Case of Latin America
title_short Sustainable Wellbeing Operationalization and Measurement Based on the Capabilities Approach: The Case of Latin America
title_full Sustainable Wellbeing Operationalization and Measurement Based on the Capabilities Approach: The Case of Latin America
title_fullStr Sustainable Wellbeing Operationalization and Measurement Based on the Capabilities Approach: The Case of Latin America
title_full_unstemmed Sustainable Wellbeing Operationalization and Measurement Based on the Capabilities Approach: The Case of Latin America
title_sort sustainable wellbeing operationalization and measurement based on the capabilities approach: the case of latin america
publisher MDPI AG
publishDate 2021
url https://doaj.org/article/395126858bf3455eb66fe7bb6cba7228
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