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Amartya Sen's Capability Approach Theoretical Insights and Empirical Applications /

Kuklys examines how Nobel Prize-winning economist Amartya Sen's approach to welfare measurement can be put in practice for poverty and inequality measurement in affluent societies such as the UK. Sen argues that an individual's welfare should not be measured in terms of her income, but in...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Kuklys, Wiebke (Autor)
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2005.
Edición:1st ed. 2005.
Colección:Studies in Choice and Welfare,
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Acceso en línea:Texto Completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Sen's Capability Approach to Welfare Economics
  • The Measurement of Functionings Achievement: Structural Equation Models as an Alternative
  • Functionings-Based vs. Income-Based Inequality Measures: Informational Content and Robustness
  • A Monetary Approach to Capability Measurement of the Disabled in the UK.