The capability approach and disability

MITRA, Sophie

Publication Date 

2006
236- 247 p

"The purpose of this article is to assess how an approach developed in economics to analyze issues related to the standard of living, the so-called capability approach, may help us understand disability at the conceptual level"
Journal of Disability Policy Studies, Vol 16, No 4

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https://www.uio.no/studier/emner/uv/isp/SPED4610/h07/undervisningsmate...

Keywords 

Disability and social diversity; persons with disabilities; Politics government and economics; socio-economic; Global picture; cost of disability; Livelihoods; employer and workplace; Research; disability studies; concepts of disability

Regional Focus 

Worldwide

Language 

English

Type of material 

text

Content type 

research; journal article

Publisher 

Sage Publications