The unheard truth : poverty and human rights / Irene Khan ; with David Petrasek ; foreword by Kofi Annan.
By: Khan, Irene
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Contributor(s): Petrasek, David | Annan, Kofi A. (Kofi Atta).
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TextPublisher: New York, N.Y. : W.W. Norton & Co., c2009Edition: 1st ed.Description: xv, 250 p. : ill., photos ; 23 cm.ISBN: 9780393337006 (paperback); 0393337006 (paperback).Subject(s): Poverty | Poor | Human rightsDDC classification: 330 Review: "Despite economic growth in almost every corner of the world over the last decade, billions of people still live in poverty. Amnesty International Secretary General Irene Khan claims that economic analyses do not provide a full picture and economic solutions alone cannot end the problems of poverty. In an argument enriched with her personal experiences and case studies from around the world, Khan sees poverty as the world's worst human rights crisis because it traps people in a vicious cycle of deprivation, insecurity, exclusion, and voicelessness. She argues that the foremost challenge is the empowerment of poor people, and makes a passionate and urgent plea for action to uphold human rights in the fight to end poverty."--BOOK JACKET.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
"Despite economic growth in almost every corner of the world over the last decade, billions of people still live in poverty. Amnesty International Secretary General Irene Khan claims that economic analyses do not provide a full picture and economic solutions alone cannot end the problems of poverty. In an argument enriched with her personal experiences and case studies from around the world, Khan sees poverty as the world's worst human rights crisis because it traps people in a vicious cycle of deprivation, insecurity, exclusion, and voicelessness. She argues that the foremost challenge is the empowerment of poor people, and makes a passionate and urgent plea for action to uphold human rights in the fight to end poverty."--BOOK JACKET.