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Challenging the Injustice of Poverty

Agendas for Inclusive Development in South Asia

Author : Sobhan, Rehman

Publisher: Sage Publications

Place of Publish: India, New Delhi

Year: 2010

Page Numbers: 486

Acc. No: 3738

Class No: 339.46 SOB-SA

Category: Books & Reports

Subjects: Poverty

Type of Resource: Monograph

Languages: English

ISBN: 978-81-321-0468-1

Challenging the injustice of poverty, ,explores issues related to poverty in South Asia in a two-pronged manner by focussing on injustice created and perpetuated by the unjust nature of a social order as its source and by providing concrete suggestions about how policy makers may move to challenge these injustices,. Based on studies across South Asia, ,the book redefines poverty as a process that excludes certain segments of society from equitable participation in development opportunities as well as decision making,