FORTHCOMING IN: International Journal of Social Economics, Vol. 31 (4), 2004 Morris Altman and Louise Lamontagne, “Gender, Human Capabilities and Culture Within the Household Economy: Different Paths to Socio-Economic Well-Being?” International Journal of Social Economics, Vol. 31 (4), 2004 Morris Altman Department of Economics University of Saskachewan Email: Altman@sask.usask.ca Louise Lamontagne Department of Womens’ and Gender Studies University of Saskatchewan Email: Lamontagnelouise@yahoo.com Contact address: Morris Altman University of Saskatchewan 9 Campus Drive Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Canada S7N 5A5 Tel: (306) 966-5198 Fax: (306) 966-5232 Biblio: Morris Altman is Professor and Head of the Department of Economics at the University of Saskatchewan and elected Fellow World Innovation Foundation (F.W.I.F.). He is also Editor of the Journal of Socio-Economics (Elsevier Science). He has published over 50 scholarly papers, including two in the International Journal of Socio-Economics. His most recent book is Worker Sastisfaction and Economic Performance: Mico-Foundations of Success and Failure (M.E. Sharpe Publishers). Louise Lamontagne is associated with the Department of Womens’ and Gender Studies at the University of Saskatchewan. She has published and written on issues of gender, ethnicity, culture, and socioeconomic development and wellbeing.