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Poverty and shortage economy: a reappraisal with the capability approach (In French)

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  • Alexandre BERTIN
  • Matthieu CLEMENT

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The objective of this article is to propose a reappraisal of the phenomenon of poverty in Soviet Union by integrating the problems of shortage. With this intention, we refer to the capability approach developed by Amartya Sen in so far as it proposes a broader framework to evaluate wellbeing and poverty. The idea developed is that freedom of choice is an essential dimension of wellbeing, and that this is strongly constrained within the context of a shortage economy.

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  • Alexandre BERTIN & Matthieu CLEMENT, 2007. "Poverty and shortage economy: a reappraisal with the capability approach (In French)," Cahiers du GREThA (2007-2019) 2007-16, Groupe de Recherche en Economie Théorique et Appliquée (GREThA).
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    Keywords

    Poverty; shortage economy; capabilities; functionnings; Soviet Union;
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    JEL classification:

    • I32 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty - - - Measurement and Analysis of Poverty
    • P20 - Political Economy and Comparative Economic Systems - - Socialist and Transition Economies - - - General

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