Rajni Kothari
Growing amnesia : an essay on poverty and the human consciousness - New Delhi Penguin Books 1993 - ix,185p.
In this incisive analysis, Rajni Kothari explores the meaning of poverty in its economic, social and political aspect; analyses the role the State and Market have to play, both nationally and internationally, in the deepening of poverty; and examines the whole issue of the declining access of the poor to the power structure of society and sources of influence and decision-making: the phenomenon of disempowerment. A path-breaking and seminal study, this book is a must for all those involved in economics, sociology, political analysis and development.
0670855200
Poor
Poverty
India
Economic history
Economic policy
362.5 / RAJ/G
Growing amnesia : an essay on poverty and the human consciousness - New Delhi Penguin Books 1993 - ix,185p.
In this incisive analysis, Rajni Kothari explores the meaning of poverty in its economic, social and political aspect; analyses the role the State and Market have to play, both nationally and internationally, in the deepening of poverty; and examines the whole issue of the declining access of the poor to the power structure of society and sources of influence and decision-making: the phenomenon of disempowerment. A path-breaking and seminal study, this book is a must for all those involved in economics, sociology, political analysis and development.
0670855200
Poor
Poverty
India
Economic history
Economic policy
362.5 / RAJ/G