Abstract
In this paper we suggest how poverty can be viewed as a lack of freedom of choice. We analyze the two concepts of relative and absolute poverty and argue than the latter is much more reliable than the former. We draw some results from an on-going research project.
| Translated title of the contribution | [Autom. eng. transl.] Greater social equity to reduce poverty |
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| Original language | Italian |
| Pages (from-to) | 62-68 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | VITA E PENSIERO |
| Publication status | Published - 2014 |
Keywords
- absolute poverty
- freedom
- relative poverty