Capabilities and Happiness: Potential Synergies

The paper compares two prominent approaches to assessing Human Well-Being, the Capability Approach and the Subjective Well-Being Approach. It investigates the differences and the similarities between these approaches. An argument is made for exploring the potential synergies between them. Finally, the papers of this special edition are briefly introduced.

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Year of publication:	2005
Authors:	Comim, Flavio
Published in:	Review of Social Economy. - Taylor & Francis Journals, ISSN 0034-6764. - Vol. 63.2005, 2, p. 161-176
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis Journals
Subject:	human well being \| capability approach \| subjective well-being \| happiness \| adaptive preferences

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