Capabilities as causal powers
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Capabilities as causal powers
T h e auth or arg ue s th at S e n’ s c ap ab il ity ap p roac h is p rim aril y a p h il osop h ic al und e rl ab ouring e x e rc ise aim e d at e l ab orating c e rtain c e ntral e c onom ic c ate g orie s, and th at th e p h il osop h ic al and m e th od ol og ic al und e rp inning s of S e n’ s ap p roac h are rad ic al l y d if f e re nt f rom th ose of c onte m p orary w e l f are e c ono...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Cambridge Journal of Economics
سال: 2006
ISSN: 1464-3545,0309-166X
DOI: 10.1093/cje/bel012