Development as freedom: taking economics beyond commodities?the cautious boldness of Amartya Sen
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Amartya Sen: Development as Capability Expansion
Page Introduction ........................................................................................................................41 The capability approach: conceptual roots .........................................................................43 Commodities, functionings and capability..........................................................................43 Utilitarian calculus ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of International Development
سال: 2000
ISSN: 0954-1748,1099-1328
DOI: 10.1002/1099-1328(200010)12:7<989::aid-jid724>3.0.co;2-q