Is Amartya Sen's sustainable freedom a broader vision of sustainability?

Ecological Economics

Volumn 102, Issue , 2014, Pages 33-38

  Demals, Thierry ^a   Hyard, Alexandra ^a  

^a UNIV LILLE   (France)

Author keywords

Amartya Sen; Capability approach; Freedom; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS; SUSTAINABILITY; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 84898892947     PISSN: 09218009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2014.03.009     Document Type: Article

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