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2 - On Sen on the Capability of Capabilities

The Story of a Not-For-Profit Enterprise

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 October 2018

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Gay Meeks
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Flavio Comim ,
Shailaja Fennell  and
P. B. Anand
Flavio Comim
Affiliation:
University of Cambridge
Shailaja Fennell
Affiliation:
University of Cambridge
P. B. Anand
Affiliation:
University of Bradford
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New Frontiers of the Capability Approach , pp. 12 - 50
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