Children's agency and the capability approach: A conceptual framework

Children and the Capability Approach

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 22-45

  Ballet, Jérôme ^a   Biggeri, Mario ^b   Comim, Flavio ^c  

^a LABORATOIRE DES SCIENCES DU CLIMAT ET DE L ENVIRONNEMENT   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 85015485483     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1057/9780230308374     Document Type: Chapter

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