important for human well-being. In particular, Sen emphasizes the importance of the "freedom to choose". Freedom, however, is … not always an exact (crisp) outcome, and membership in the freedom space can take place gradually. This paper proposes a … framework that uses fuzzy-set theory to measure human well-being in consistence with Sen’s Capability Approach. The results …

considerations, axiomatic research on poverty and deprivation, and previous empirical research on social exclusion and subjective … deprivation and income poverty. Moreover, regression techniques reveal deprivation in social participation to reduce life … satisfaction substantially, quantitatively similar to unemployment. Finally, questions like preference vs. deprivation, cross …