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Muffels, Ruud; Headey, Bruce – Social Indicators Research, 2013
In Sen's Capability Approach (CA) well-being can be defined as the freedom of choice to achieve the things in life which one has reason to value most for his or her personal life. Capabilities are in Sen's vocabulary therefore the real freedoms people have or the opportunities available to them. In this paper we examine the impact of capabilities…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Well Being, Altruism, Human Capital
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Burgess, John; Campbell, Iain; May, Robyn – Social Indicators Research, 2008
Casual employment is extensive and has been increasing for more than two decades in Australia. The concept of casual employment used in the Australian context is unusual, but it is directly linked to benefit and rights exclusion within the regulatory framework governing employment. The expansion in casual employment has spread across all sectors,…
Descriptors: Security (Psychology), Employment Patterns, Foreign Countries, Income