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Final Written Presentation, The Capability Approach:
Write a Three (3) to no more than four (4) page paper on a country of your choice, primarily focusing on the political and economic system. The purpose of this project is to give you an opportunity to conduct research utilizing Amartya Sen and Martha Nussbaum’s Theory on the Capability Approach. The written presentation is worth one hundred (100) points possible toward your final grade. You will be required to select a country and focus on the four (4) characteristics that Sen and Nussbaum consider to be important elements for creating a good society. This information can be found in Chapter 1 of the required text, The Good Society, under “Capabilities and the Quality of Life.” It is your choice as to the type of evidence (examples) used to determine whether your country can be considered a good society based on the four (4) characteristics set forth by Sen and Nussbaum (keep in mind, all 4 characteristics) must be assessed.
Your paper must include a discussion of the political and economic systems within your selected society and the absence or presence of the four (4) necessary requirements for a good society. In other words, you must include an analysis as to whether your country meets the prerequisites of a good society (including reasons). Examples used to determine what best represents “the capability approach” or the elements of a “good society” is up to you. Your written presentation must show that you have read the assigned book chapters and/or articles, and that you can incorporate this material into your discussion. Your paper must show some expertise of the assigned readings and other scholarly and news media sources. The paper must incorporate (2) ideas from two (2) separate chapters in the assigned reading (including the page numbers), two (2) scholarly sources (from JSTOR only), and two (2) news media sources. In summation, I should find at least 6 citations within your paper, and 5 sources on the reference page (you only need to provide a reference for the required text once, but make sure that you include the page numbers used for the required text). You may only use the same author(s) once for outside scholarly source credit, unless collaborating with others not previously cited. In addition, you may not use the work of any author, who is not listed as such in any book or article that you are using. For example, if Strong and Associates are quoting or using charts or other information in their book by Stephanie Coontz, you cannot claim Strong and Associates as having made the statement or creating the chart. You must find and note the original source or cite Coontz. Your pages must be numbered but use automatic numbering on your computer. Make sure that there are two spaces between each period, and that your paragraphs are the appropriate length (a change in subject matter is a good indicator for a new paragraph). You must use a separate page for the title of your paper, your name, and date (do not include your name or headings on the actual text pages). Please note: the title and reference pages do not counttowards the total number of pages requested. In addition, all books (including your selected pages from the book) and or articles must be referenced in alphabetical order on a separate page (See attached for examples on how to cite authors on the reference page). References must be apparent throughout your paper by using appropriate citations.
Make sure that you understand and adhere to the instructions to prevent a loss of five (5) points per missing element, including papers that are difficult to read, and papers with similarity rates higher than 35%. Ten (10) points will be deducted for papers not meeting the required length. Finally, “DIRECT QUOTES” are NOT acceptable in this paper due to the length and will result in a loss of 5 points per incident. Be careful, and make sure that you FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS.