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The “capabilities approach” of Amartya Sen brings a paradigm shift inthe way poverty is being looked at by policymakers. Suppose if “nothaving a cycle” is generally termed as poverty, then which of thefollowing positions will be taken by this approach?

1. A person who has a cycle but cannot use it will still be called as poor.

2. A person who does not have cycle will not be termed poor becausenot having a cycle does not make the person necessarily “unhappy”.

Which of the above arguments is\are correct in this context?

1 only

2 only

Both 1 and 2

None of the aabove

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Explanation:

His approach mainly relies on two major aspects: 1)Functionalities and 2) Capabilities.Functionality means having an instrument or value. Examples of functioningscan vary from elementary things, such as being healthy, having a good job, andbeing safe, to more complex states, such as being happy, having self-respect,and being calm.In this question, functionality means having a cycle. So, those who have cycleswill not be poor.
Statement 2 is incorrect.Capabilities are the functionality that a person can achieve or perform. For e.g.in this question, he has a cycle, but if he can’t ride it due to disability(incapability), he is capability poor, and thus will be declared a poor.
Statement1 is correct.
• Seen from another perspective, For example, the difference betweenfasting and starving, on person's well-being, is whether the person ischoosing not to eat.• In this example, the functioning is starving but the capability to obtain anadequate amount of food is the key element in evaluating well-beingbetween individuals in the two states. In sum, having a lifestyle is notthe same as choosing it; well-being depends on how that lifestyle cameto be.