Agency, socially contemplated

Authors

  • Antonio D’Agata University of Catania

Keywords:

Amartya Sen, well-being measurement, agency, capability, Workers, Women

Abstract

Well-being and agency are the two pillars of the capability approach. In this paper we emphasize that a proper analysis of agency requires an explicit treatment of social interaction. We show that once agency is framed within an interactive context, the two dimensions of individual action are strongly intertwined. In addition, interdependency hints for collective behaviour, thus, developing an example introduced by Sen (1990), we provide a simple threshold model explaining labour market participation of women as an emergent phenomenon. The model is able to provide an alternative explanation of extreme variations of this phenomenon in culturally homogeneous areas.

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Author Biography

Antonio D’Agata, University of Catania

 

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Published

2024-03-27

How to Cite

D’Agata, A. (2024). Agency, socially contemplated. Ética, economía Y Bienes Comunes, 14(2). Retrieved from https://journal.upaep.mx/index.php/EthicsEconomicsandCommonGoods/article/view/314

Issue

Vol. 14 No. 2 (2017)

Section

Research articles

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