Martins, Nuno O.2013-10-082013-10-082009Martins, Nuno Ornelas (2009). "Sen's capability approach and Post Keynesianism: similarities, distinctions, and the Cambridge tradition", «Journal of Post Keynesian Economics», 31(4), 691-706. http://dx.doi.org/10.2753/PKE0160-3477310409.0160-3477 (Print)http://hdl.handle.net/10400.3/2289Copyright © 2009 M.E. Sharpe, Inc.The capability approach to human development, proposed by Amartya Sen and others, is now a prominent perspective within welfare economics and development economics. I argue that the capability approach, like Post Keynesianism, can be situated within the Cambridge economic tradition, a tradition grounded on classical economics, and characterized by an ontological focus on themes such as openness and uncertainty, and by a common social philosophy. Furthermore, I argue that the capability approach and Post Keynesianism can be seen as complementary and mutually enriching approaches.engCambridge TraditionCapability ApproachMethodologyOntologyPost Keynesianismjournal article2013-10-03