Challenging the Injustice of Poverty

Agendas for Inclusive Development in South Asia

Inbunden, Engelska, 2010

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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 then providing concrete suggestions about how policymakers may move to challenge these injustices.Drawing research inputs from studies across various South Asian countries, the book redefines poverty as a process where certain sections of the society are excluded from equal participation in development opportunities as well as decision-making. It further identifies a variety of operational ideas for policymakers, political activists and civil society advocacy groups committed to build a more just and poverty free society in South Asia

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Utgivningsdatum2010-11-10
Mått139 x 215 x undefined mm
Vikt710 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor516
FörlagSAGE Publications India Pvt Ltd
ISBN9788132104681

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Rehman Sobhan is a noted Bangladeshi economist and freedom fighter who played an active role in the Bangali national movement. He is currently the Chairman, Centre for Policy Dialogue, Dhaka, Bangladesh. He was educated at St. Paul’s School, Darjeeling; Aitchison College, Lahore; and the University of Cambridge. He was one of the several economists whose ideas influenced the 6-point programme of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, which became the basis for the struggle for self-rule for Bangladesh. A former Professor of Economics at Dhaka University, he has authored numerous books and articles on various developmental issues. The most recent of these, Challenging the Injustice of Poverty: Agendas for Inclusive Development in South Asia, was published by SAGE in 2010.He served the first Government of Bangladesh as Envoy Extraordinaire with special responsibility for Economic Affairs, during the Liberation War in 1971. He was a member of the first Bangladesh Planning Commission, and in the 1980s headed the premier development research facility, BIDS. In 1990–91, he became a Member of the Advisory Council of the President of Bangladesh in charge of the Ministry of Planning and the Economic Relations Division. In 1993, he founded and became the Chairman of the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD), one of Bangladesh’s most prestigious think tanks. He also headed the South Asia Centre for Policy Studies (SACEPS) from 2000 to 2005, one of the leading think tanks for promoting regional cooperation in South Asia.

PrefacePoverty as Structural InjusticePrevailing Poverty Alleviation Strategies: A ReviewPromoting Agrarian ReformEnhancing the Market Power of the Excluded: Sharing in value additionDemocratising Educational OpportunitiesBudgetary Policies for Poverty EradicationFinancial Policies for Poverty EradicationBroadening Ownership of Assets through Collective ActionInstitutions for Promoting Collective Action by the ExcludedThe Political Economy of Structural ChangeAnnexuresBibliographyIndex

One can learn a lot from reading this book. It will open a debate on poverty alleviation once again in South Asia. It is certainly a significant piece of work on mainstreaming the poor via corporate assets and working out innovative collective arrangements. The book is a distillation of Sobhan’s thoughts over his lifetime of reading, thinking, pondering and acting. He has combined great analytical skills with deep research, and brought home some key issues that determine poverty in the South Asian region. It is a must read for all those who are interested in the subject.