Functionings and Capabilities

Handbook of Social Choice and Welfare

Volumn 2, Issue , 2011, Pages 153-187

  Kaushik, Basu ^a   Lòpez Calva, Luis F ^b  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME   (United States)

Author keywords

Capabilities; Capability approach; Freedom; Functionings; Well being

Indexed keywords

EID: 80051690992     PISSN: 15740110     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-7218(10)00016-X     Document Type: Chapter

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