Studying Well-being and its Environmental Impacts: A Case Study of Minimum Income Receivers in Finland

Journal of Human Development and Capabilities

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 134-154

  Hirvilammi, Tuuli ^a   Laakso, Senja ^b   Lettenmeier, Michael ^c   Lähteenoja, Satu ^d  

^a SOCIAL INSURANCE INSTITUTION   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^c Institute for Ecological Economy Research   (Germany)

^d D mat Ltd   (Finland)

Author keywords

Capability approach; Material footprint; Material Input Per Unit of Service (MIPS); Minimum income; Well being

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874509961     PISSN: 19452829     EISSN: 19452837     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19452829.2012.747490     Document Type: Article

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