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On the Possibility of a Weighting System for Functionings

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  • Achin Chakraborty

    (Centre for Development Studies, Thiruvananthapuram)

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Measuring well-being of an individual based on his/her levels of functionings raises the following problem: Two vectors representing two individuals' achieved levels of functionings cannot be ranked unless one vector dominates the other. One solution is to combine the elements of a vector into some scalar measure by introducing a set of relative weights. Starting from the premise that each individual in a society has his/her own judgement about relative weights for various functionings, an axiomatic approach has been developed to characterise a rule for aggregation of relative weights attached by all individuals in the society.

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  • Achin Chakraborty, 1996. "On the Possibility of a Weighting System for Functionings," Indian Economic Review, Department of Economics, Delhi School of Economics, vol. 31(2), pages 241-250, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:dse:indecr:v:31:y:1996:i:2:p:241-150
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    1. Rebeca Echávarri & Iñaki Permanyer, 2008. "Ranking profiles of capability sets," Social Choice and Welfare, Springer;The Society for Social Choice and Welfare, vol. 31(3), pages 521-535, October.
    2. Marc Fleurbaey, 2009. "Beyond GDP: The Quest for a Measure of Social Welfare," Journal of Economic Literature, American Economic Association, vol. 47(4), pages 1029-1075, December.
    3. Sebastian Silva-Leander, 2011. "On the Possibility of Measuring Freedom: A Kantian Perspective," OPHI Working Papers 49, Queen Elizabeth House, University of Oxford.
    4. Ruhi Saith, "undated". "Capabilities: the Concept and its Operationalisation," QEH Working Papers qehwps66, Queen Elizabeth House, University of Oxford.
    5. Lennon, Mick & Douglas, Owen & Scott, Mark, 2019. "Responsive environments: An outline of a method for determining context sensitive planning interventions to enhance health and wellbeing," Land Use Policy, Elsevier, vol. 80(C), pages 68-78.

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    • I31 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty - - - General Welfare, Well-Being

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