From valuing to evaluating: Tools and procedures to operationalize the capability approach

Children and the Capability Approach

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 79-106

  Biggeri, Mario ^a   Libanora, Renato ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

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EID: 84877633481     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1057/9780230308374     Document Type: Chapter

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