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   Capabilities Approach
   The Capabilities Approach, prominently developed by Amartya Sen and Martha Nussbaum, shifts the focus from the distribution of primary goods (like income or legal rights) to the substantive freedoms individuals possess to achieve valued functionings. A just society, under this view, ensures that all citizens have the genuine capability to live a life they have reason to value, such as being adequately nourished or participating in civic life, which often requires providing spe…