important for human well-being. In particular, Sen emphasizes the importance of the "freedom to choose". Freedom, however, is … not always an exact (crisp) outcome, and membership in the freedom space can take place gradually. This paper proposes a … framework that uses fuzzy-set theory to measure human well-being in consistence with Sen’s Capability Approach. The results …

development. First, the paper will discuss the aspects in which the two perspectives coincide. It will be argued that Sen …'s approach to not define a specific list of ‘basic capabilities' but in fact to leave this open to be defined dependent on local … capabilities which was generated through an extensive consultative process with indigenous communities in Peru and Bolivia and …