Growing amnesia : an essay on poverty and the human consciousness
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TextPublication details: New Delhi Penguin Books 1993Description: ix,185pISBN: 0670855200Subject(s): Poor Poverty India Economic history Economic policyDDC classification: 362.5 Summary: 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.
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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.
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