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Agency & empowerment : a proposal for internationally comparable indicators
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This article proposes a short list of internationally–comparable indicators of individual agency and empowerment (and the corresponding survey questions). Data from these indicators would enable researchers to explore research and policy issues such as the interconnections between empowerment and economic or human development. The article surveys definitions of agency and empowerment, adopts the definition from Amartya Sen, supplemented by Rowlands’ typology. The proposed ‘short list’ of i...
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- Published
- Peer review status:
- Reviewed (other)
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Authors
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+ Alkire, S
Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
SSD
Department:
International Development
Research group:
Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative (OPHI)
+ Ibrahim, S
Institution:
University of Cambridge
Funding
Canadian International Development Agency
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Department for International Development
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International Development Research Centre
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Bibliographic Details
- Publisher:
- Oxford Poverty & Human Development Initiative (OPHI) Publisher's website
- Series:
- Ophi working paper
- Publication date:
- 2007-01-01
- ISSN:
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2040-8188
- Paper number:
- 04
- ISBN:
- 9781907194009
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- Language:
- English
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uuid:11044e72-d7bc-4d03-9aca-f3dde2914e98
- Local pid:
- ora:9391
- Deposit date:
- 2014-11-26
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- Copyright holder:
- Oxford Poverty & Human Development Initiative
- Copyright date:
- 2007
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- Copyright © Oxford Poverty & Human Development Initiative 2007. This publication is copyright, however it may be reproduced without fee for teaching or non-profit purposes, but not for resale. Formal permission is required for all such uses, and will normally be granted immediately. For copying in any other circumstances, or for re-use in other publications, or for translation or adaptation, prior written permission must be obtained from OPHI and may be subject to a fee.
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