Capabilities, well‐being and human development: A survey
综述了以能力方法衡量人类发展的替代思路，指出森、努斯鲍姆和法兰克福的版本均有缺陷，认为格里芬的福祉理论是最有前景的基础。
Economists have moved away from thinking of development in terms of growth of per capita GNP. The most influential alternative conception of development ‐ due to Amartya Sen ‐ involves judging the quality of life in terms of capabilities and viewing development as a ‘capability expansion’. This article argues that Sen's approach is an inadequate account of development. It is further argued that other versions of the approach ‐ involving the work of Nussbaum and Frankfurt ‐ also fail. The most promising foundation for an account of human development derives from James Griffin's recent writings on well‐being.