SEN'S CAPABILITY APPROACH AND GENDER INEQUALITY: SELECTING RELEVANT CAPABILITIES
This paper investigates how Amartya Sen's capability approach can be applied to conceptualize and assess gender inequality in Western societies. I first argue against the endorsement of a definitive list of capabilities and instead defend a procedural approach to the selection of capabilities b...
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Volume: | 9 |
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Main Author: | Robeyns, Ingrid |
Format: | Journal Article |
Language: | English |
Place of publication: |
ABINGDON Taylor & Francis 01.01.2003 ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD Taylor and Francis Journals |
published in: | Feminist economics Vol. 9; no. 2-3; pp. 61 - 92 |
Data of publication: | 1/1/2003 |
ISSN: |
1354-5701 1466-4372 |
EISSN: |
1466-4372 |
Discipline: | Women's Studies Economics |
Series: |
Feminist Economics |
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Online Access: | available in Bonn? |
Database: | Social Sciences Citation Index Web of Knowledge Web of Science Web of Science - Social Sciences Citation Index - 2003 RePEc RePEc IDEAS CrossRef Database information Databases - DBIS |