Estimating Basic Capabilities: A Structural Equation Model Applied to Bolivia

World Development

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 992-1010

  Krishnakumar, Jaya ^a   Ballon, Paola ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Bolivia; capability approach; education; human development; living conditions; structural equation model (SEM)

Indexed keywords

CHILD DEVELOPMENT; EDUCATION; ESTIMATION METHOD; HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX; LIVING STANDARD; MODELING; THEORETICAL STUDY;

BOLIVIA; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 43249128246     PISSN: 0305750X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2007.10.006     Document Type: Article

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