Freedom from choice: Reconsidering Sen's case for maximizing opportunities

Economics and the Mind

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 127-142

  George, David ^a  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

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DOI: 10.4324/9780203966136     Document Type: Chapter

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