Vizard, Polly 
ORCID: 0000-0003-0740-377X and Speed, Liz
(2016)
Examining multidimensional inequality and deprivation in Britain using the capability approach.
Forum for Social Economics, 45 (2-3).
pp. 139-169.
ISSN 0736-0932
Abstract
There is growing interest in the development and application of the capability approach as a basis for multidimensional inequality and deprivation analysis. This article contributes to the growing body of literature in this area by examining how the capability approach is being operationalised as a basis for national equality and human rights monitoring in Britain, using the Equality Measurement Framework (EMF). The EMF is a capability-based analytical tool that evaluates social inequalities across ten domains of freedom and opportunity (or capability) and three critical aspects of inequality (functionings, treatment and autonomy). The current article provides a conceptual overview of the EMF and sets out some of the latest findings against selected Framework indicators drawn from a number of different domains. The substantive findings reveal patterns of inequality and deprivation within a range of critical areas of life, including life, physical security, standard of living, participation, individual life and identity, expression and self-respect.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Official URL: | http://www.tandfonline.com/ |
| Additional Information: | © 2015 The Association for Social Economics |
| Divisions: | Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion |
| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor |
| Date Deposited: | 14 Jul 2015 12:53 |
| Last Modified: | 28 Sep 2025 23:33 |
| URI: | http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/62717 |
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