Disentangling the Circularity in Sen's Capability Approach: An Analysis of the Co-Evolution of Functioning Achievement and Resources

Social Indicators Research

Volumn 103, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 327-355

  Binder, Martin ^a   Coad, Alex ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR THE SCIENCE OF HUMAN HISTORY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Capability approach; Circularity problem; Co evolution of functionings; Functioning selection; Vector autoregressions

Indexed keywords

ECONOMETRICS; PANEL DATA; SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS; SOCIOECONOMIC INDICATOR; THEORETICAL STUDY; VECTOR AUTOREGRESSION;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 79960978249     PISSN: 03038300     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11205-010-9714-4     Document Type: Article

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