Social Impact with the Capability Approach: Unlocking Development Stories in Vietnam and Cambodia - Couverture rigide

Pham, Lien

 
9789819561148: Social Impact with the Capability Approach: Unlocking Development Stories in Vietnam and Cambodia
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ISBN 10 : 9819561140 ISBN 13 : 9789819561148
Editeur : Palgrave Macmillan, 2026

Synopsis

This book advances the Capability Approach as an ethical, people-centred framework for social impact assessment in development practice. Focusing on two Australian Government–funded WASH (Water, Sanitation and Hygiene) projects in rural Vietnam and Cambodia, it investigates how development interventions can expand―or constrain―people’s capabilities to live the lives they value.

Although the projects share similar designs and implementation processes, a capability-informed analysis reveals distinct outcomes and subtle differences shaped by local contexts, social structures, and human agency. The book introduces an analytical framework grounded in three determinants of capability change―access to resources, effective agency, and socio-structural context―to explore how social inclusion and women’s empowerment unfold within complex realities.

Moving beyond conventional performance reporting that counts inputs and outputs, the Capability lens brings people’s experiences, voices, and reasoning to the forefront. It offers scholars, practitioners, and policymakers a grounded model for understanding ethical, inclusive, and sustainable development.

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À propos de l?auteur

Dr Lien Pham is a sociologist and development researcher whose work bridges education, social policy, and international development. Her research spans equity, empowerment, gender, and inclusion. Author of International Graduates Returning to Vietnam (2019) and Political Participation and Democratic Capability in Authoritarian States (2021), she advances ethical, inclusive, and capability-informed approaches to development and social impact.

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Éditeur
Palgrave Macmillan
Date d'édition
2026
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
9819561140
ISBN 13 
9789819561148
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
211
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