Freedom, Opportunity, and Well-Being

Handbook of Social Choice and Welfare

Volumn 2, Issue , 2011, Pages 687-728

  Foster, James E ^a  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Axiomatic approach; Capabilities; Freedom; Individual choices; Orderings; Welfare

Indexed keywords

EID: 79954988296     PISSN: 15740110     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-7218(10)00024-9     Document Type: Chapter

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