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This chapter, and the chapters that follow, present studies aiming to operationalize the capability approach (CA). In particular, in this chapter, in order to analyse the deprivation of capabilities of street children in Kampala, Uganda, and capabilities expansion (or reduction) of former street children participating in rehabilitation projects, the method of analysis developed in Chapter 4 (Section 4.2) is employed.
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Anich, R., Biggeri, M., Libanora, R., Mariani, S. (2011). Street Children in Kampala and NGOs’ Actions: Understanding Capabilities Deprivation and Expansion. In: Biggeri, M., Ballet, J., Comim, F. (eds) Children and the Capability Approach. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230308374_5
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