TY - BOOK AU - Rajni Kothari TI - Growing amnesia : an essay on poverty and the human consciousness SN - 0670855200 U1 - 362.5 PY - 1993/// CY - New Delhi PB - Penguin Books KW - Poor KW - Poverty KW - India KW - Economic history KW - Economic policy N2 - 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 ER -