Breaking through : India's stories of beating the odds on poverty (Record no. 62569)
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| fixed length control field | 01770nam a2200181 4500 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| ISBN | 9788129134882 |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 339.460954 |
| Item number | MEE/B |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--AUTHOR NAME | |
| Personal name | Meera Mitra |
| 245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Breaking through : India's stories of beating the odds on poverty |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication | New Delhi |
| Name of publisher | Rainlight |
| Year of publication | 2015 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Number of Pages | xiii, 210 p. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | If India is described in conflicting and exaggerated terms a growth miracle, yet a poverty stricken country. Breaking Through creates a more nuanced portrait of the nation. It presents an India that is at the cusp of change, attempting to emerge from poverty.<br/><br/>In Breaking Through, this India is exemplified through individual, representational stories of innovation, endeavour, struggle and 'success'. We meet poor and orphaned Neelu, who becomes a serial house owner in the capital, health worker Santosh, who strives to meet her own health needs, penurious Nazma, who is concerned about the quality of her children's education, underprivileged entrepreneurs Shan and Dhan, who wrest the rich dividends of growth.<br/><br/>These narratives highlight a complex journey. They present the roadblocks that hinder the entry of the poor into economic life (markets or credit and infrastructure or businesses governed by transparency) and obstruct their capacity to seize the basic entitlements of health, education and political participation. This makes social or economic transition difficult, circuitous and sometimes, rife with danger. Breaking Through reminds us that to look past these stories of struggle, energy and drive these narratives of people emerging from poverty is to miss the vibrancy and complexity of India and her growth story. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Poor |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | India |
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| Koha item type | BK |
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| LC control number | 2015306233 |
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| Damaged status | Home library | Shelving location | Date acquired | Cost, normal purchase price | Full call number | Accession Number | Koha item type |
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| Kannur University Central Library | Stack | 20/09/2021 | 395.00 | 339.460954 MEE/B | 52988 | BK |