Capabilities, Perception of Well-being and Development Effort: Some Evidence from Afghanistan

Oxford Development Studies

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 403-426

  Trani, Jean Francois ^a   Bakhshi, Parul ^a   Rolland, Cécile ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b Family and Child Support Service   (Tajikistan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMPOWERMENT; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; PERCEPTION; POLICY MAKING;

AFGHANISTAN;

EID: 84859011504     PISSN: 13600818     EISSN: 14699966     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13600818.2011.620089     Document Type: Article

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