Sustainable Wellbeing Operationalization and Measurement Based on the Capabilities Approach: The Case of Latin America

The objective of this paper is to present and operationalize the concept of sustainable wellbeing. Based on the philosophical approach of central capabilities of Martha Nussbaum, 12 dimensions are identified and defined for its measurement and applied to 18 Latin American countries, with 116 indicators, using a multiple correspondence analysis (MCA).