A capability approach to the analysis of rural households' wellbeing in Nigeria
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Keywords
Well being; Capability; Rural Households; Nigeria;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- D69 - Microeconomics - - Welfare Economics - - - Other
- I31 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty - - - General Welfare, Well-Being
NEP fields
This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-AFR-2011-11-14 (Africa)
- NEP-AGR-2011-11-14 (Agricultural Economics)
- NEP-HAP-2011-11-14 (Economics of Happiness)
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