The capability approach in risk analysis

Handbook of Risk Theory: Epistemology, Decision Theory, Ethics, and Social Implications of Risk

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 979-997

  Murphy, Colleen ^a   Gardoni, Paolo ^b  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (United States)

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EID: 85017037440     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-94-007-1433-5_39     Document Type: Chapter

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