The disability-poverty nexus and the case for a capabilities approach: evidence from Johannesburg, South Africa

Disability and Society

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 324-337

  Graham, Lauren ^a   Moodley, Jacqueline ^a   Selipsky, Lisa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG   (South Africa)

Author keywords

capabilities approach; disability; education access; household support; Poverty; social protection

Indexed keywords

EID: 84875848353     PISSN: 09687599     EISSN: 13600508     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09687599.2012.710011     Document Type: Article

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