The Capabilities Approach

The Handbook of Rational and Social Choice

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages

  Schokkaert, Erik ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Capabilities; Choice; Freedom; Index of well being; Opportunities; Responsibility

Indexed keywords

EID: 84920753080     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199290420.003.0024     Document Type: Chapter

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