Persistence of poverty in India / edited by Nandini Gooptu and Jonathan Parry. - New Delhi : Social science press, [2014] - xiv, 431 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 23 cm

Includes bibliographical references.

Part I: Identifying the poor -- part II: Targeting the poor -- part III: Empowering the poor -- part IV: Controlling the poor -- part V: The improving lot of the poor?.

Papers presented at the Conference on 'Poverty in South Asia', held at Oxford in March 2011. This book offers a variety of alternative analytical perspectives and fresh insights into poverty that are key to addressing the problem.

9789383166046 9383166045

Library of Congress -- New Delhi Overseas Office

2014-357831


Poverty--India--Congresses.
Poor--India--Congresses.
Poverty--Prevention--Government policy--India--Congresses.

HC440.A-ZP6 (H15)+ HC79.P6 / C66 2014

362.50954 / GOO