What is the capability approach?. Its core, rationale, partners and dangers

Journal of Socio-Economics

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 335-359

  Gasper, Des ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL STUDIES   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Amartya Sen; Capability approach; Economic and social evaluation; Freedom; Human agency; Human development; Well being (subjective and objective)

Indexed keywords

EID: 34047273577     PISSN: 10535357     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socec.2006.12.001     Document Type: Article

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