Applying the capability approach to policy-making: The impact assessment of the EU-proposal on organ donation

Marcel Canoy*, Frédéric Lerais, Erik Schokkaert

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Abstract

We show that the capability approach can greatly facilitate ex ante policy evaluations, in particular those that are geared towards multiple goals. It enables a structured discussion on policy benefits, distributional issues, freedom and ethics. We illustrate our general ideas with a real-world application: the impact assessment of an EU-proposal on organ donation.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)391-399
Number of pages9
JournalJournal of Socio-Economics
Volume39
Issue number3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jun 2010
Externally publishedYes

Bibliographical note

Copyright:
Copyright 2010 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.

Keywords

  • Capability approach
  • Organ donation

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