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Multidimensional poverty in urban Brazil: income, assets and expenses
Golgher, Andre - In: International Journal of Social Economics 43 (2016) 1, pp. 19-38
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to present deprivation in urban Brazil in a multidimensional perspective with dimensions related to household’s objective information, assets in the household, subjective evaluation concerning the dwelling and expenses. Design/methodology/approach –...
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A comparison on financial literacy between welfare recipients and non-welfare recipients in Brunei
Pg Md Salleh, Ak Md Hasnol Alwee - In: International Journal of Social Economics 42 (2015) 7, pp. 598-613
literacy, notably for low-income households and those in poverty, as the analysis highlighted their level of financial literacy … literacy, as a means to assist those in welfare or poverty, in order to enhance their financial well-being.  …
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The impact of cash transfer programs on Brazilian’s well-being
Bagolin, Izete Pengo - In: International Journal of Social Economics 44 (2017) 8, pp. 1106-1118
people living between the absolute and the relative poverty line. The group that is living above the absolute poverty line … poverty but not receiving any help from social program are considered the “truly” (and not absolutely) poor. The hypothesis … and housing capabilities affect each other and such result reinforces the multidimensionality of the Brazilian poverty …
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Response to the papers
Nussbaum, Martha C. - In: International Journal of Social Economics 40 (2013) June, pp. 663-676
Purpose – This article aims to provide a response to the papers in this issue. Design/methodology/approach – The methodology employed is philosophical. Findings – In her response, Nussbaum thanks the authors for their contributions and addresses their most salient arguments....
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Toiling children in India: the gender dimension
Kumar, Rajnish; Mitra, Arup; Murayama, Mayumi - In: International Journal of Social Economics 40 (2013) August, pp. 885-897
Purpose – Child labour in several low-income households is rather pursued for gaining experience and at times for meagre incomes, which are possibly spent on household food expenditure. The purpose of this paper is to estimate the incidence of child labour and identifies the factors which...
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Can social justice, economic redistribution and voluntariness fit into a single conception of liberty?: Pettit versus Hobhouse
Dimova-Cookson, Maria - In: International Journal of Social Economics 40 (2013) November, pp. 1108-1108
Purpose – The paper aims to examine and compare two understandings of liberty that have dealt successfully with the normative and analytical challenge of reconciling liberty with social justice: Philip Pettit's republican liberty as nondomination and Hobhouse's concept of liberty as personal...
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Nussbaum, cosmopolitanism and contemporary political problems
Burns, Anthony - In: International Journal of Social Economics 40 (2013) June, pp. 648-662
Purpose – The paper aims to be a critical engagement with the ideas of Martha Nussbaum, as expressed in her recent book Creating Capabilities. Design/methodology/approach – The author's discussion focuses on the relationship which exists between Nussbaum's capabilities approach and...
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Response to the papers
Nussbaum, Martha C. - In: International Journal of Social Economics 40 (2013) June, pp. 663-676
Purpose – This article aims to provide a response to the papers in this issue. Design/methodology/approach – The methodology employed is philosophical. Findings – In her response, Nussbaum thanks the authors for their contributions and addresses their most salient arguments....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010686101
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Nussbaum, cosmopolitanism and contemporary political problems
Burns, Anthony - In: International Journal of Social Economics 40 (2013) June, pp. 648-662
Purpose – The paper aims to be a critical engagement with the ideas of Martha Nussbaum, as expressed in her recent book Creating Capabilities. Design/methodology/approach – The author's discussion focuses on the relationship which exists between Nussbaum's capabilities approach and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010686106
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Capability, objectivity and “false consciousness”: on Sen, Marx and J.S. Mill
Qizilbash, Mozaffar - In: International Journal of Social Economics 43 (2016) 12, pp. 1207-1218
Purpose The extent to which Amartya Sen’s capability approach is prefigured in Karl Marx’s views comes into sharper focus when one notes that Marx and Friedrich Engels explicitly argued that the transformation from capitalism to communism would involve the development of “a totality of...
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