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Developing a capability list
— final recommendations of the Equalities Review Steering Group on Measurement | | Author(s) | Tania Burchardt, Polly Vizard |
| Corporate Author | ESRC Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion - CASE, Suntory-Toyota International Centres for Economics and Related Disciplines - STICERD, London School of Economics and Political Science |
| Publisher | STICERD, London, 2007 |
| Pages | 84 pp (CASEpaper 121) |
| Source | Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion, London School of Economics, Houghton Street, London WC2A 2AE. http://sticerd.lse.ac.uk/case |
| Keywords | Rights [elderly] ; Poverty ; Measurement ; Indicators. |
| Annotation | In October 2007, a unified Commission on Equality and Human Rights ((CEHR) begins operation in Britain. As a precursor to the Commission, the Prime Minister established the Equalities Review, an independent, high-level investigation of the causes of persistent inequality and disadvantage in British society. This paper and its companion, 'Definition of equality and framework for measurement: final recommendations of the Equalities Review Steering Group on Measurement', were prepared as background papers to assist the development of the measurement framework for the Equalities Review. The current paper focuses in more detail on the need for a list of central and valuable capabilities in terms of which inequality in Britain can be conceptualised and appraised (a 'capability list'). The paper sets out a methodological framework, which included a deliberative consultation with the general public and individuals and groups at risk of discrimination and disadvantage undertaken by Ipsos-MORI. The resulting list comprises ten domains of capability, to: be alive; live in physical security; be knowledgeable, understand and reason, and have the skills to participate in society; enjoy a comfortable standard of living with independence and security; engage in productive and valued activities; enjoy individual, family and social life; participate in decision-making, have a voice and influence; being and expressing yourself and having self-respect; and knowing you will be protected and treated fairly by the law. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-070703212 B |
| Classmark | IKR: W6: 3R: 3RI |
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