The capability approach has developed significantly since Amartya Sen was awarded the Nobel Prize in Economics in 1998. It is now recognised as being highly beneficial in the analysis of poverty and inequality, but also in the redefinition of policies aimed at improving the well-being of...

1. Introduction -- 2. Freedom and the capability approach -- 3. Freedom and responsibility -- 4. Person and responsibility -- 5. Methodology of person-centred economics -- 6. Illustrations of the economics of the person -- 7. Vulnerability, identity and responsibility -- 8. Fallibility and...