The capability approach and fuzzy poverty measures: An application to the South African context

Social Indicators Research

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 103-139

  Qizilbash, Mozaffar ^a   Clark, David A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Capability; Fuzzy sets; Poverty; South Africa; Well being

Indexed keywords

FUZZY MATHEMATICS; POVERTY; SOCIOECONOMIC INDICATOR; WELFARE ECONOMICS;

EID: 27744500598     PISSN: 03038300     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11205-005-6527-y     Document Type: Article

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