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Subject(s)

• Poverty—Government policy—South Asia [Browse]
• Economic assistance, Domestic—South Asia [Browse]
• Economic development—South Asia [Browse]
• South Asia—Economic policy [Browse]

Summary note

This book explores issues related to poverty in South Asia in a two-pronged manner-by focusing on injustice created and perpetuated by the unjust nature of a social order as its source and by providing concrete suggestions about how policymakers may move to challenge these injustices. Drawing on research inputs from studies across various South Asian countries, the book redefines poverty as a process that excludes certain segments of society from equitable participation in development opportunities as well as decision making. It further identifies a variety of operational ideas which can be us

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Bibliographic references

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Target audience

Specialized.

Source of description

Description based on print version record.

Language note

English

Contents

• Cover; Contents; List of Tables and Boxes; List of Annexures; List of Acronyms; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1 - Poverty as Structural Injustice; 2 - Prevailing Poverty Alleviation Strategies: A Review; 3 - Promoting Agrarian Reform; 4 - Enhancing the Market Power of the Excluded: Sharing in Value Addition; 5 - Democratising Educational Opportunities; 6 - Budgetary Policies for Poverty Eradication; 7 - Financial Policies for Poverty Eradication; 8 - Broadening Ownership of Assets through Collective Action; 9 - Institutions for Promoting Collective Action by the Excluded
• 10 - The Political Economy of Structural ChangeAnnexure 1; Annexure 2; Annexure 3; Bibliography; Index; About the Author

ISBN

• 93-86042-71-1
• 81-321-1218-0
• 1-282-83983-7
• 9786612839832
• 81-321-0623-7

OCLC

• 671601996
• 671640356

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