Exploring the Poverty Question

by Utsa Patnaik

The author argues that the claim by individual governments and by the World Bank that Asia has seen a large reduction in poverty over the last three decades, is a spurious claim. It is the result of a logical mistake, namely de-linking without any explanation, the definition of poverty from satisfaction of nutrition norms, so that in practice the poor are being improperly counted below a steadily declining standard of food consumption. Using nearly...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 8196580339
• ISBN13: 9788196580339
• Release Date: June 2025
• Publisher: Tulika Books
• Length: 296 Pages